alcoholic beverage, hard liquor; immoderate drinking, intoxication
drink alcohol; get drunk
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Booze Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. i.)
To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.
To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.
(n.)
A carouse; a drinking.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutA carouse; a drinking.
booze
\booze\ (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. boozed (&?;); p. pr. & vb. n. boozing.] [d. buizen; akin to g. bausen, and perh. fr. d. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.] to drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. [written also bouse, and boose.] this is better than boozing in public houses. r. haweis.
booze
\booze\, n. a carouse; a drinking. w. scott.
similar words(1)
booze-up
liquor, hooch, moonshine I think Gus has been drinking. His breath smells of booze.
Meaning
A sea trip from England to continental europe to buy cheap drink.
Origin
Until June 1999, when england was obliged to come into line with the rest of the member countries of the European Community, alcoholic drink was much cheaper in france than in england. The english found it worthwhile to make trips to france to buy large quantities of drink.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.A sea trip from England to continental europe to buy cheap drink.
Origin
Until June 1999, when england was obliged to come into line with the rest of the member countries of the European Community, alcoholic drink was much cheaper in france than in england. The english found it worthwhile to make trips to france to buy large quantities of drink.
liquor, hooch
I think Gus has been drinking. His breath smells of booze.
I think Gus has been drinking. His breath smells of booze.
v., i., póit a dhéanamh
an braon, biotáille f.
an braon, biotáille f.
Llyna = v. to tiple, to booze; imper. lo there, behold
1. alcohol; 2. pub or hotel; 3. heavy drinker; 4. drink immoderately; 5. shoes (rhyming slang); 6. rouse (rhyming slang)
heavy drinker
police vehicle used for catching drunk drivers
boat trip along the river either stopping at various pubs or offering plenty of alcohol to onboard passengers
drink immoderately; drinking session
drinking partner
drinking partner
drinking partner
drinking immoderately (18th C. variant of the earlier cant "bouse" (rhymes with either "shoes" or "rouse"), from Middle English "bausen" - to guzzle, from Middle Dutch "busen")
booze = drink ('bottle of booze', "lets go for a booze/booze-up ?"). boozer = pub/drunkard ("he's a right boozer", "lets go dahn the boozer"). From Middle Dutch 'busen', to drink to excess.
1. alcoholic drink
2. to drink
2. to drink
Noun
1. distilled rather than fermented
(synonym) liquor, spirits, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
(hypernym) alcohol, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
(hyponym) aqua vitae, ardent spirits
(derivation) drink, fuddle
Verb
1. consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
(synonym) drink, fuddle
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
(hyponym) port
(verb-group) drink, tope
(derivation) alcoholic, alky, dipsomaniac, boozer, lush, soaker, souse
Booze Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Booze is an informal term for an alcoholic beverage. It can also refer to:
- Places
- Booze, North Yorkshire, an English hamlet
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