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drunken

Verb

∙ Alternative past participle of drink

Adjective

∙ Drunk, in the state of intoxication after having drunk an alcoholic beverage
∙ Given to habitual excessive use of alcohol.
∙ Characterized by or resulting from drunkenness.
∙ Saturated with liquid obsolete
- ∙ Applied to various spicy stir-fried dishes in Asian cuisine.

drink

Verb

∙ To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. transitive, intransitive
∙ To consume alcoholic beverages. intransitive
∙ To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe. transitive
∙ To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see. transitive
∙ To smoke, as tobacco. transitive, obsolete

Noun

∙ A beverage.
∙ A (served) alcoholic beverage.
∙ The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
∙ A type of beverage (usually mixed).
∙ Alcoholic beverages in general.
∙ Any body of water. colloquial, with the
∙ Drinks in general; something to drink uncountable, archaic