DRINK etc. – VERBS
1000 — BIRLE to pour out liquor, to pass round → obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1000 — DRUNKEN to drink to excess → obs.
1000 — OVERDRENCH to make to drink excessively; to make drunk, to intoxicate → obs.
1000 — SHENCH to pour out liquor, to give a person drink → obs.
1205 — DRINK HAIL to drink wishing health and happiness to another → obs.
1225 — BIRLE to ply with drink → obs. Sc. & Eng. dial.
1300 — BOUSE to drink; to drink to excess or for enjoyment or goodfellowship
1300 — WET ONE’S GOOZLE to have a drink, esp. of liquor → sl.
1325 — BOOZE to drink alcohol
1340 — ADRENCH to provide or serve with drink → obs.
1382 — DRUNK to fill with drink, to drench → obs.
1384 — MEDDLE to prepare a drink by mixing → obs.
1386 — SKINK to pour out or draw liquor; to offer or serve drink, etc. → arch. or Eng. dial.
1386 — WET ONE’S WHISTLE to take a drink
1390 — BUM to drink, esp. in a greedy or guzzling manner → obs.
1400 — BIB to drink; to keep on drinking; to tipple
1400 — GLOBBE to drink quickly or in large mouthfuls; to drink gluttonously → obs.
1400 — HALE to take a pull or draught of a drink, esp. an alcoholic; to drink → obs.
1400 — SURFEIT to eat or drink to excess
1405 — SKINK to draw or pour out alcoholic drink; to serve wine, etc. to a person
1436 — PULL to drink, to take a swallow → sl.
1440 — INGROTEN to cram with drink → obs.
1450 — PROPINE to offer or give to drink; to present with drink → obs.
1456 — POOP to make a gulping sound in drinking → obs.
1500 — SLOBBER to drink or eat messily or noisily, or in a greedily enthusiastic way
1500 — UPHALE to drink up → obs.
1507 — SWAP to drink off quickly, to toss off → obs.
1509 — QUAX to quaff, to drink deeply → obs.
1513 — TOOM to drink off the contents of → Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
1513 — WAUGHT to drink or quaff in large draughts → Sc.
1518 — NECK to drink greedily → sl., chiefly UK
1529 — QUAFF to drink deeply or copiously; to take a long draught
1529 — SWINGE to drink up, to toss off → sl., obs.
1530 — QUAUGHT to drink deeply → obs.
1530 — WHITTLE to ply with drink; to make drunk, to intoxicate → obs.
1540 — WHEMMEL to drink off liquor to the bottom → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1549 — BELLY-CHEER to indulge in food and drink → obs.
1549 — QUASS to drink copiously or in excess → obs.
.M16 — BOOSE → BOUSE → BOWSE → BOWZE to drink → UK criminals’ sl.
.M16 — LAGE to drink → cant
1555 — WALK to be handed round, pass, circulate; said of a drink → obs.
1560 — SUP UP to drink off a glass of liquor
1560 — TIPPLE to drink freely or hard; to indulge habitually to some excess in taking strong drink
1563 — SWILL to drink freely, greedily, or to excess, like hogs devouring ‘swill’
1563 — SWINK to drink deeply or copiously → Sc.
1566 — SIPPLE to drink liquor, etc. slowly or by small sips; to sip up
1567 — BRINCE to drink to, to pledge; to make or give to drink → obs.
1567 — CAROUSE (IT) to drink freely and repeatedly
1572 — COUP to overturn, to tilt, to upset, as from a wheelbarrow by suddenly tilting or the like; to toss off a pot of liquor → Sc.
1575 — LIQUOR to supply with liquor to drink; to ply with liquor
1577 — OVERTAKE to overcome or overpower with drink; to intoxicate
1578 — PIPE to drink → obs.
1579 — GUZZLE to drink alcohol in great quantities
1582 — BIBBLE to drink frequently, to tipple → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1583 — CAROUSE to drink health or success to
1588 — FUDDLE to have a drinking bout; to tipple, to booze
1589 — TRILL OFF to drink up, to drain off → obs.
1589 — TUN to drink to excess
1590 — TOSS OFF to drink, esp. at one gulp
1591 — COMPANY to eat and drink convivially or boisterously → obs.
1592 — CRUSH A POT OF ALE to drink, quaff, ‘discuss’ it
1597 — CRUSH A CUP OF WINE to drink, quaff, ‘discuss’ it
1598 — GET A LOAD ON to drink a lot of alcohol → sl.
1598 — TOP to drink copiously and habitually → obs.
1599 — SKOAL → SKOL to drink deeply; to drink healths → orig. Sc.
1599 — TRILLIL to drink with a trilling sound → obs.
..L16 — UPSEE-FREEZE to drink → sl.
1600 — FUDDLE to confuse with drink, to render tipsy
..E17 — BOOZE IT UP to drink to excess; to drink to intoxication → sl.
1602 — PARTAKE to take food or drink; to drink, to eat → arch.
1607 — BEVER to partake of bever → obs.
1609 — WHIFF to imbibe, to drink liquor → obs.
1611 — FOX to redden one’s nose with drinking
1611 — LINE ONE’S JACKET to drink → obs.
1612 — BEZZLE to make away with a large amount of drink; to drink to excess; to guzzle, to revel
1612 — DRINK TO THE LEES to drink to the last drop
1613 — TAKE OFF to drink to the bottom, or at one draught; to drink off
1614 — CUP to indulge in ‘cups’; to drink deep
1614 — RESWILL to drink greedily or excessively for a second or further time
1616 — CUP to supply with cups, i.e. with liquor → obs.
1616 — FLUSTER to excite with drink, to make half-tipsy
1621 — IMBIBE to drink
1622 — OUT-BOWL to exceed in the amount one can drink → obs.
1622 — POT to drink beer or other liquor out of a pot; to indulge in drinking; to tipple → obs.
1623 — BOUSE IT to drink; to drink to excess or for enjoyment or goodfellowship
1623 — SORBILLATE to drink alcohol often → obs.
1630 — HAVE A DIRTY NOSE to be a good drinker → sl.
1638 — MEND ONE’S DRAUGHT to have another drink → obs.
1639 — SOT to play the sot; to drink to excess
1639 — WHIP (OFF) to drink quickly, to ‘toss off’ → sl.
1640 — BLOWSE → BLOWZE to become red-faced and dishevelled as a result of excessive drinking; to drink → obs. exc. Eng. dial.
1640 — BUMBASTE to drink an alcoholic drink quickly → obs.
1640 — DRINK LIKE A FISH to drink alcohol excessively → sl.
1648 — OIL to ply a person with drink
1648 — SLURP to drink greedily or noisily
1648 — SWOOP to drink off or swallow down quickly the contents of → obs.
1653 — DRINK A TIRELARIGOT to drink hard; to drink like a fish → obs.
1653 — MUG to drink alcoholic liquor; to get drunk → obs.
1654 — BUB to drink, esp. alcohol → sl., obs.
1654 — SWIG to drink deeply → sl.
1654 — TOPE to drink copiously and habitually → arch. or literary
1655 — NICK THE PIN to drink exactly one’s share → sl. obs.
1657 — EPOTE to drink; to drink up → obs.
1657 — INGURGITATE to drink greedily or immoderately
1659 — FUDDLE IT to have a drinking bout; to tipple, to booze
1661 — DRIFFLE to drink deeply → obs.
1668 — MUDDLE to intoxicate with alcoholic drink
1673 — DUST to drink quickly, to ‘toss off’ liquor → obs.
1674 — BALDERDASH to make a jumbled mixture of liquors; to mix with inferior ingredients, to adulterate
1676 — TOOT → TOUT to drink copiously; to take a large draught → Sc.
1681 — JUG to drink, to use a jug → obs.
1682 — SWIG to drink in deep draughts; to drink eagerly or copiously → colloq.
1685 — LACE to add an alcoholic spirit to a drink
1687 — SOAK to drink alcohol → sl.
1688 — PLAY AT SWIG to indulge in drinking → obs.
1689 — EBIBE to drink to the dregs, to swallow completely → obs.
1691 — SUPERBIBE to drink in addition → obs.
1692 — WHIP UP to drink quickly, to ‘toss off’ → sl.
1693 — WHIFFLE to drink → obs.
1696 — SUCK ONE’S FACE to delight in drinking → sl.
1697 — HEARTEN to supply liquor with stimulant quality → obs.
1697 — PUSH ABOUT THE GLASS to push the liquor from one person to another when drinking convivially
1698 — NICK IT to drink fairly, i.e. not taking more then one’s share of the tankard, which was marked by pins → sl.
1698 — NICK THE PIN to drink fairly, i.e. not taking more then one’s share of the tankard, which was marked by pins → sl.
1699 — DUST IT AWAY to drink quickly → obs. (Bk.)
1699 — MUDDLE ON to continue drinking when intoxicated → obs.
..L17 — BUDGE to drink → sl.
..L17 — DO A WET to drink → sl.
..L17 — GUT A QUART POT to drink the pot to the dregs → sl.
..L17 — GUTTLE to drink heartily
1700 — TIP to drink it all off at a draught → sl.
1700 — TOAST to drink in honour of a person or thing
..18C — TAKE ONE’S DROPS to drink heavily → sl.
1701 — TOAST to redden the nose or face by drinking
1703 — DO ONE RIGHT to pledge in drinking → sl.
1705 — DISH ABOUT to drink in turns from a dish or bowl
1708 — IRRIGATE to drink; to take a drink → sl., chiefly US
1715 — KISS CAPS WITH to drink out of the same vessel with
1716 — SOT IT to play the sot; to drink to excess
1718 — SCOUR to drink off heartily, to gulp down, to drain a glass → Sc.
1718 — TIPPANIZE to drink ‘tippeny’ (ale at twopence per bottle); to act the toper, properly in drinking small beer (beer of a weak, poor, or inferior quality); to drink heavily → Sc. obs.
1720 — WET YOUR WHISTLE to have a drink, esp. an alcoholic drink → US sl.
1721 — IMPOTE to drink heavily → obs.
1722 — TIFT to drink, to quaff → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1727 — BEND to drink greedily → Sc.
1728 — SCUD to drink liberally, to quaff → Sc.
1730 — ROSIN to ply with alcoholic drink; to make drunk → Eng. dial.
1736 — COGUE to drink drams (Bk.)
1740 — DRAM to drink drams; to tipple
1742 — SLOP to drink any weak liquid
1746 — BAZZLE to drink immoderately → Eng. dial.
1746 — PADDLE to drink heavily; to make too free with liquor → Eng. dial.
.M18 — CANT to drink; to swallow → sl.
.M18 — HOB AND NOB to invite to drink, and then to clink glasses → sl.
.M18 — KILL ONE’S DOG to drink heavily → sl.
1760 — GILRAVAGE to drink to excess; to indulge in noisy or drunken merrymaking or feasting → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1763 — HOB OR NOB to drink to each other, to drink together
1767 — BIBULATE to drink frequently, to tipple
1768 — BOOZE to drink deeply, or for the sake of enjoyment or goodfellowship
1769 — TIFF to drink, esp. to drink slowly or in small portions; to sip → colloq., obs.
1773 — CRACK to open a bottle or can for the purpose of drinking → Amer. sl.
1773 — SCOLL to drink hard → Sc.
1773 — WET ONE’S MOUTH to take a drink
1777 — GUTTLE to eat or drink greedily or voraciously → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1779 — MELT ONE’S MAGS to drink one’s tips → Sc.
1781 — BEB to drink continuously, but in small quantities; to tipple → Eng. dial.
1781 — NAP to consume, to drink → sl.
1781 — PUSH THE BOTTLE ABOUT to push the liquor from one person to another when drinking convivially
1785 — BUZZ to drink to the last drop in the bottle
1785 — LIQUOR ONE’S BOOTS to drink before a journey, among Roman Catholics to administer the extreme unction (Bk.)
1785 — SUCK THE MONKEY to drink wine or spirits from a cask (esp. surreptitiously) through a straw or tube inserted in a small hole; to drink wine from the bottle; hence, to tipple
1785 — SWATTLE to tipple or guzzle drink → N. Eng. dial.
1786 — WET ONE’S WEASAND to take a drink
1788 — PRIME to ply a person with alcoholic drink → colloq.
1788 — YAFFLE to drink hurriedly or greedily → Eng. dial.
1789 — KISS CAPS to drink out of the same vessel, to drink with → Sc.
1790 — GET ON BOARD to drink heavily, to swill →Sc.
1790 — NICK to drink heartily; to booze → Sc.
1794 — BUMPERIZE to drink bumpers → obs. (bumper — a cup or glass of wine, etc., filled to the brim)
1794 — TURN THE TIMMER to drink beer, etc. → Sc.
..L18 — BUNG ONE’S EYE to drink a dram; to drink heartily → sl.
..L18 — BUZZA to challenge someone to empty what remains of a bottle into their glass and then to drink it all down → sl.
..L18 — MACK OUT to acquire a tolerance or ‘head’ for drink → Irish sl.
..L18 — HOB NOB to invite to drink, and then to clink glasses → sl.
..19C — BREEL to drink plentifully, to fuddle → Sc.
..19C — GO OUT AND SEE A MAN to have a drink
..19C — LUSH (IT) to ply with drink; to make drunk → sl.
..19C — PACK to drink to excess → US sl.
..19C — SOAK to ply with liquor → sl.
..19C — SOAK ONE’S CLAY to drink; to quench one’s thirst → sl.
..19C — SOAK ONE’S FACE to drink; to quench one’s thirst → sl.
..19C — SOAK THE CHAFFER to drink; to quench one’s thirst → sl.
..19C — SOAK THE CLAY to drink; to quench one’s thirst → sl.
..19C — SOAK THE FACE to drink; to quench one’s thirst → sl.
..19C — TAKE AN OATH to drink liquor → sl., chiefly US
..E19 — PUSH THE GLASS ABOUT to drink → sl.
..E19 — SPORT to treat, usually to drink and/or food → sl.
1800 — CRACK A BOTTLE to open or drink a bottle
1801 — HOB-A-NOB to drink to each other, to drink together
1802 — SLORP to drink greedily or noisily → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1805 — GAUMP to drink greedily → Sc. obs.
1805 — SCOUR OUT to drink off → Sc.
1805 — SPLICE THE MAIN BRACE to serve out grog or whisky, esp. in double rations for the purpose of celebration; hence, to offer or partake of liquor → Amer. nautical sl.
1806 — OUT-TAP to exceed in the amount one can drink → obs.
1807 — MUG to supply with alcoholic drink; to buy a drink for a person
1808 — DADDLE AND DRINK to drink; to tipple; to waste one’s money on drink → Sc.
1810 — TUCK IN(TO) to begin to drink heartily → sl.
1811 — LUSH to drink, to indulge in drink
1811 — MOP UP to drink greedily; to guzzle
1813 — JUTTLE to drink habitually → Sc.
1813 — MALT to drink malt beer, whisky, etc. → colloq., obs.
1815 — BIRLE to drink hard → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1818 — EAT to drink → Amer. dial. obs.
1820 — DAFFY (IT) to drink gin → sl.
1821 — ADD A NAIL TO ONE’S COFFIN to drink heavily, to get drunk → sl.
1821 — SUCK THE MONKEY to drink wine from the bottle; hence, to tipple
1821 — YOFFLE → YUFFLE to drink greedily and with noise → Eng. dial.
1823 — BEND THE ELBOW to drink → sl.
1823 — HOB AND NOB to drink to each other, to drink together
1823 — LIFT THE ELBOW to drink alcohol → sl.
1823 — RINSE THE IVORIES to drink → sl.
1823 — SCOLL to drink greedily → Sc.
1823 — SLUICE ONE’S IVORIES to drink → sl.
1823 — WASH THE IVORIES to drink → sl.
1824 — CLEAN ONE’S IVORIES to have a drink → sl.
1825 — BENGE to drink to excess → Eng. dial.
1825 — CROOK ONE’S ELBOW to drink alcohol, esp. with the implication of excess → sl.
1825 — GUDDLE to drink much and greedily → Eng. dial.
1826 — LIQUEFY to moisten or ‘soak’ with liquor or ‘drink’ → jocular usage
1827 — WET ONE’S THROTTLE to drink; to quench one’s thirst → Sc.
1828 — FRESHEN HAWSE to have an alcoholic drink → nautical sl.
1828 — HOB-NOB to drink to each other, to drink together
1828 — MUZZLE to drink heavily → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1828 — TOM-AND-JERRY to drink and indulge in riotous behaviour, like the young bloods of the Regency period
1829 — SWIPE to drink hastily and copiously; to drink at one gulp → colloq.
1830 — MUG to buy a drink for someone → Brit. sl.
1831 — MOP OFF → MOP UP to drink → Eng. dial.
1833 — GROG to drink grog
1834 — SLIP-SLOP to drink a sloppy beverage
1834 — TAP THE ADMIRAL to suck liquor through a straw from the ship’s barrel which has been bored with a gimlet; to drink on the sly → sl.
1835 — DAMP ONE’S MUG to drink → sl.
1835 — LUSH IT to drink, to indulge in drink
1835 — WET ONE’S THROPPLE to drink; to quench one’s thirst → Sc.
1836 — BOWSE UP THE JIB to drink heavily; to make oneself ‘tight’ → chiefly nautical usage
1836 — CROOK THE LITTLE FINGER to drink, esp. with the implication of excess → sl., orig. US
1836 — DRIVE A NAIL INTO ONE’S COFFIN to drink heavily, to get drunk → sl.
1836 — PUT A NAIL IN ONE’S COFFIN to drink, to do anything that shortens life → sl.
1837 — WALK INTO to drink heartily of
1839 — LIQUOR to drink alcoholic liquor → sl.
1840 — MOISTEN ONE’S CLAY to drink → sl.
1841 — OIL to drink alcohol; to get drunk → Aust. & US sl
1844 — FIGHT to drink to excess, esp. whisky → Amer. sl.
1844 — HAVE A COBWEB IN THE THROAT to have a desire to drink
1845 — BELT to drink quickly → colloq., orig. & chiefly US
1845 — LIQUOR UP to drink alcoholic liquor → sl.
1845 — SAMPLE to drink → sl.
1846 — UNLOAD to drink the contents of a container of alcoholic drink → obs.
1847 — NOBBLERISE → NOBBLERIZE to drink alcohol, esp. in company or as a frequent practice; to drink ‘nobblers’ → Aust. sl. obs.
1847 — SWIZZLE to drink to excess, to tipple → colloq. & Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1848 — UNLOAD PEWTER to drink beer from pewter pots → UK criminals’ sl.
1850 — GOSS to guzzle or drink → Eng. dial.
.M19 — ADD A NAIL TO ONE’S COFFIN to drink heavily → sl.
.M19 — ADD A PEG NAIL TO ONE’S COFFIN to drink heavily → sl.
.M19 — BACK-HAND to drink more than one’s share → sl.
.M19 — BLOCK to stand a drink → sl.
.M19 — DAMPEN THE DUST to drink → US sl.
.M19 — DRIVE A PEG INTO ONE’S COFFIN to drink heavily → sl.
.M19 — JAR to drink → sl.
.M19 — KNOCK DOWN A CHEQUE to spend an entire season’s pay cheque on a single drinking bout → Aust. & NZ sl.
.M19 — RAMSQUADDLE to drink heavily → sl.
.M19 — TAKE IN WOOD to drink → US sl.
.M19 — TAKE ONE’S MEDICINE to drink → sl.
.M19 — TANGLE to add alcohol to a drink → sl.
.M19 — WOOD UP to drink → US sl.
1853 — BUTTLE to pour out a drink → Eng. dial.
1853 — PAINT to drink → sl.
1854 — BINGE to drink heavily
1854 — GADDLE to drink greedily and hastily → Eng. dial.
1855 — GILL → JILL to drink alcohol, esp. in modest measures, but at numerous establishments in succession → Sc. & Eng. dial. obs.
1856 — IRRIGATE to drink, to take a drink → sl., chiefly US
1858 — SMILE to drink wine, beer, or spirits → sl.
1859 — TAKE THE OATH to drink liquor → Amer. sl.
1860 — DAMP THE SAWDUST to drink with friends at the opening of a new tavern → sl.
1861 — SMILE to take a drink → Amer.
1862 — DAMP to take a drink, to ‘wet one’s whistle’ → sl.
1863 — MOISTEN UP to have a drink
1864 — BELVE to drink greedily → Eng. dial.
1864 — DEMOLISH to drink quickly or voraciously
1864 — NOBBLERIZE to drink spirits, usually as part of a group → Aust. sl.
1864 — SHED A TEAR to take a drink, esp. a quick one → UK sl.
1865 — CALL IN THE OTHER NAIL to go on drinking → Sc.
1865 — HALF-PINT to drink → Eng. dial.
1866 — GUGGLE to gurgle, to make a bubbling sound; to drink with a gurgling sound; to gargle → Sc. & Eng. dial.
1869 — DOWN to drink alcohol rapidly → colloq.
1869 — TAPER to diminish the quantity or potency of one’s drink; to dilute wines, spirits, etc. → Eng. dial.
1870 — FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON to take a fit of drinking → Sc.
1870 — OIL UP to drink liquor; to get drunk → Amer. sl.
1870 — PUDDLE to drink, to tipple → colloq.
1871 — BLAB to drink much and frequently; to tipple → Sc.
1873 — DIP ONE’S BEEL to drink; to dip one’s ‘bill’ → Eng. dial.
1873 — LAMB-DOWN to spend money on a drink → Aust. sl.
1873 — POLISH OFF to drink up completely → sl.
1874 — ABSORB to drink → Amer. sl.
1874 — DRIVE A NAIL IN ONE’S COFFIN to drink; to do anything that shortens life → sl.
1874 — PEG to drink frequently; to tipple → colloq. obs. (Bk.)
1875 — MEND ONE’S DRAUGHT to drink again, to take another glass → Eng. dial.
1877 — BELT DOWN to drink quickly → colloq., orig. & chiefly US
1879 — MUDDLE to make a drink by mixing ingredients; to add an ingredient to a drink → US
1880 — SCOOP (UP) to quaff, to drink off a draught of liquor → Sc.
1881 — SLAKE ONE’S THROTTLE to drink, to quench one’s thirst → Sc.
1884 — RUSH THE CAN to fetch beer from a saloon in a growler, can, or some other vessel; hence, to drink freely → US sl.
1884 — TAKE OUT to drink off → Eng. dial.
1884 — FALL OUT to fall asleep when overcome by excessive drinking → US sl.
1887 — BAIBLE to drink carelessly, with spilling → Sc.
1887 — RUSH THE GROWLER to fetch beer from a saloon in a growler, can, or some other vessel; hence, to drink freely → US sl.
1887 — TEA UP to drink to excess → Amer. dial.
1887 — TIP UP to drink; to drain a cup → Sc.
1888 — DROWN THE SHAMROCK to drink, or go drinking on St. Patrick’s Day
1888 — SHANTY to visit a ‘grog-shanty’ habitually; to drink frequently or habitually at a public-house → Aust.
1888 — WET ONE’S THROAT to take a drink
1889 — COGE IT to drink heavily and habitually → Amer. dial.
1889 — GARGLE to drink, to ‘liquor up’ → sl.
1889 — HIT THE BOOZE to drink alcohol → sl., orig. US
1889 — HIT THE BOTTLE to drink alcohol → sl., orig. US
1889 — HIT THE JUG to drink alcohol → sl., orig. US
1889 — HIT THE POT to drink alcohol → sl., orig. US
1889 — LAP to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle → US sl.
1889 — SPIKE to lace a drink with alcohol; to fortify beer, etc. by the addition of spirits → orig. US
1889 — WARM THE EARS to get more than enough to drink → Eng. dial.
1890 — BITE ONE’S NAME IN to take a large mouthful of one’s drink → sl.
1890 — FLICKER to drink → sl. (Bk.)
1890 — LIQUOR UP to supply with liquor to drink; to ply with liquor → sl.
1890 — MUDDLE to become confused or befuddled with drink (Bk.)
1891 — LAY ONE’S LUGS AMONG to drink heartily → Sc.
1892 — SMILE to drink of wine, beer, or spirits → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 — SWIZZLE to drink → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1892 — TIP THE LITTLE FINGER to drink → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1893 — BE ON THE RANDY to spend time in drinking and riot → Eng. dial.
1893 — JUICE to drink, esp. to the point of intoxication → US sl.
1893 — LUSH UP to drink liquor → Amer. sl.
1894 — BALL OFF to buy a drink for; to treat → Amer. sl.
1895 — LOWER to drink, esp. an alcoholic drink → sl.
1895 — RUN THE RABBIT to take drink (illegally) from a public house, esp. after hours → Aust. sl.
1896 — IRRIGATE ONE’S CANAL to drink → sl. (Bk.)
1896 — SHIFT to drink → sl.
1897 — MUG UP to have a hot drink → sl., chiefly Can. & nautical
1897 — NIP to drink in nips (small quantities of spirits) → obs.
1897 — TANK to take a drink; to drink heavily → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BELCH to drink copiously → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BELLY to drink voraciously → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — BIDE-ABOUT to be given to drinking → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — BLABBER to drink largely → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1898 — CAP-STRIDE to drink in place of another, to forestall another in drinking → Sc. (Bk.)
1898 — OIL THE MACHINERY to have a drink → sl.
1898 — OIL UP to drink; to have a drink → Aust. sl.
1899 — FALL OFF THE WAGON → FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON to drink heavily, usually in the context of resuming drinking after a period of abstinence → sl.
1899 — NIBBLE to take a drink → sl.
1899 — SLUICE ONE’S IVORIES to drink alcohol → US sl.
..L19 — BUY SOMEONE’S THIRST to pay for someone’s drink → sl., orig. US
..L19 — DUST ONE’S THROAT to drink → US sl.
..L19 — FALL DOWN THE SINK to drink → rhyming sl.
..L19 — FALL OFF THE WAGON to begin drinking liquor again after a period of abstinence; also, to breach abstinence or moderation in anything → sl.
..L19 — FALL OFF THE WATER WAGON to drink heavily; usually in the context of resuming drinking after a period of abstinence → sl.
..L19 — HIT UP to drink → US sl.
..L19 — INHALE to drink → sl.
..L19 — JUMP ONE’S HORSE OVER THE BAR to barter one’s horse for liquor → Aust. sl.
..L19 — LUBRICATE to drink liquor to excess → Brit. & US sl.
..L19 — LUSH IT UP to drink, usually alcohol → sl.
..L19 — NIBBLE to take a drink → US sl.
..L19 — OIL THE MACHINERY to drink → sl.
..L19 — SAM to pay for a drink → sl.
..L19 — SAVE A LIFE to take a drink, to give a timely drink → sl.
..L19 — SOAK THE MILL to drink away one’s possessions → US sl.
..L19 — TAKE ONE FOR THE WORMS to have a drink of alcohol → sl.
1900 — GREASE ONE’S THROAT to drink alcohol → sl.
1900 — GREASE ONE’S TONSILS to drink alcohol → sl.
1900 — LIGHT UP to drink → US sl.
1900 — OIL to drink; to become drunk; to render drunk → sl.
1900 — RUSH THE BUCKET to fetch beer from a saloon in a growler, can, or some other vessel; hence, to drink freely → US sl.
1900 — SOAK to spend money on drink → sl.
..20C — BARREL to drink to excess; to consume ‘barrel’s of drink’ → US sl.
..20C — BEAT LIQUOR to drink heavily → W. Indies sl.
..20C — CHEW A LONE DRINK to drink alone → Amer. sl.
..20C — FIRE THE ACID to drink rum → W. Indies sl.
..20C — GO ON THE OIL to drink to excess → sl.
..20C — MOP DOWN to empty a glass → sl.
..20C — OIL THE TONSILS to drink → sl.
1901 — YARK to drink → Sc.
1902 — GET IT DOWN ONE’S NECK to consume food or drink → sl.
1902 — STOP ONE to have a drink → Aust. sl.
1902 — TANK UP to fill oneself with drink; to drink heavily → sl.
1902 — TIP THE BOTTLE to be given to drinking → Eng. dial.
1902 — WOOFLE to drink with a snorting or growling sound
1903 — DO ONE REASON to pledge in drinking → sl. (Bk.)
1903 — RINSE to drink → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — LIVE ON SUCTION to drink hard → sl. (Bk.)
1904 — SAMP to fill up a glass of ‘grog’ when partially full with more spirits and water → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1904 — SUCK to drink, to tipple → sl. (Bk.)
1905 — HAVE NEITHER THICK NOR THIN IN THE HOUSE to have neither food nor drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — LIQUOR UP to drink → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MARDLE to drink together; to indulge in merrymaking → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MIND ONE’S DRAUGHT to take another glass to drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — MOISTEN ONE’S THROTTLE to drink, to quench one’s thirst → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — QUAIGH to drink deeply → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — QUIFT to quaff, to tipple → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — SMILE to treat to liquor → Amer. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THROW UP THE HAND to drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — THROW UP THE LITTLE FINGER to drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — TIPE to drink; to drink at one draught → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1905 — WET ONE’S NEB to drink → Eng. dial. (Bk.)
1906 — SHICKER → SHIKER → SHIKKER to drink alcohol, esp. excessively → Aust. & NZ sl.
1906 — SINK to drink down or consume liquor → NZ sl.
1907 — BUILD to prepare something to drink → Amer. dial.
1907 — GROG UP to drink alcohol to excess → colloq., chiefly Aust. & NZ
1908 — LAP UP to drink liquor greedily; to guzzle → US sl.
1909 — CHAPPER to drink → London sl. obs.
1910 — CHASE THE CAN to drink freely at a bar → sl
1910 — TAKE A BLUE to drink a glass of absinthe → sl.
1911 — BEBBLE to drink carelessly → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BIRL to drink hard; to ply with drink → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLASH to drink to excess → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLEB to drink, to tipple → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLEBBER to drink hard and often → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLYBE to drink much and often → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BLYBER to drink hard → Sc. (Bk.)
1911 — BOWZE to drink hard → Sc. (Bk.)
1912 — DIG IN to begin to drink heartily → sl.
1912 — HAVE A SNORT to drink alcohol → Aust. sl.
1912 — KISS THE BABE to drink → Eng. sl.
1914 — GOOZLE to drink too fast → Amer. dial.
1921 — DRINK UNDER THE TABLE to remain sober while one’s drinking companions collapse into insensibility → sl.
1921 — PUT UNDER THE TABLE to remain sober while one’s drinking companions collapse into insensibility → sl.
1921 — SOUSE to drink so as to become intoxicated; to carouse → sl.
1922 — HIT THE CAN to drink beer or other liquor in excess → US sl.
1922 — PARTY to drink alcohol, usually with others in a social context
1924 — STOP ONE to have an alcoholic drink → Aust. sl.
1926 — SET UP THE CROWD to pay for all the drinks → US sl. (Bk.)
1929 — BOOGIE to engage in drinking, revelry, etc.; to drink alcohol, esp. at a party → US colloq., orig. African-American usage
1929 — NEEDLE to inject alcohol or ether into a drink, esp. beer, to make it more powerful → US sl.
1930 — ALKY UP to drink → US tramps’ sl.
1930 — FRESHEN to add new or more liquid to a drink; to top up a person’s drink → chiefly US
1930 — TUMBLE DOWN THE SINK to drink → rhyming sl.
1931 — KNOCK BACK to drink, esp. to finish off one’s drink → sl.
1934 — BEVIE → BEVVY → BEVY to drink, esp. beer or other alcoholic liquor → sl.
1935 — HOE IN(TO) to begin to drink heartily → sl.
1936 — CHUGALUG to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow → sl.
1937 — PUB-CRAWL to drink at a succession of different pubs
1937 — PUSH THE BOAT OUT to be more than usually open-handed in buying drinks for others → sl., orig. naval usage
1937 — SOZZLE to drink alcohol → sl.
1938 — BE ON IT to drink alcohol → Aust. sl.
1939 — GET A SPARK UP to raise one’s spirits by drinking alcohol → NZ sl.
1939 — WET ONE’S BEARD to take a drink
1940 — BUY A DRINK to drain a glass or bottle; to share the last bottle of wine equally among all drinkers, when there is not enough for a whole glass each → US sl.
1940 — BUY A DRINK to pour a drink → US sl.
1940 — HIT THE SAUCE to drink to excess → sl. orig. US
1940 — HOIST to drink some beer or liquor → US sl.
1940 — USE to drink → sl.
1941 — BELT THE BOTTLE to drink large or excessive quantities of alcohol, esp. habitually
1942 — GURGLE (DOWN) to drink, to guzzle → Amer. dial.
1943 — DRINK WITH THE FLIES to drink alone; to be unsociable → Aust. sl.
1945 — FACE THE ENEMY to meet one’s wife after being out drinking → World War II Amer. sl.
1945 — FREIGHT ONE’S CROP to eat or drink heavily → US Western usage (Bk.)
1945 — LAY THE DUST to take a drink → US Western usage (Bk.)
1947 — GROG ON to drink alcohol over an extended period, esp. to excess → Aust. & NZ colloq.
1948 — GABE to drink alcohol → Amer. dial.
1948 — GOGGLE to drink greedily; to guzzle → Amer. dial.
1948 — GUGGLE to drink greedily; to guzzle → Amer. dial.
1950 — KNOCK DOWN to drink → US sl.
1950 — PICK UP to drink alcohol → Amer. sl.
.M20 — BELT THE GRAPE to drink wine or liquor heavily and become intoxicated → US sl.
1951 — IRRIGATE THE ULCERS to drink alcohol; to drink to excess → Amer. dial.
1951 — TIE ONE ON to drink to excess → sl., chiefly US
1952 — STONE OUT to become intoxicated with drink to the point of unconsciousness
1953 — GIVE IT A BIT OF A NUDGE to drink to excess → Aust. sl.
1954 — LIFT to raise a glass of liquor to the lips and drink → Amer. sl.
1957 — ANNIHILATE to consume a quantity of drink voraciously
1958 — CHUG to drink a glass of beer, etc. at a single swallow → sl.
1960 — SNARF to drink, esp. greedily → sl.
1960 — STACK AWAY to drink heartily → Aust. sl.
1963 — SNARF (DOWN) to drink quickly or greedily
1966 — CARRY THE MAIL to buy drinks → Aust. sl.
1966 — GIVE IT A NUDGE to drink alcohol to excess → sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
1966 — GOZZLE to drink greedily → Amer. dial.
1966 — NUDGE IT to drink alcohol to excess → sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
1967 — FARM WITH THE BOTTLE to drink steadily or heavily → Amer. dial.
1967 — MAKE A NOISE to buy a round of drinks → Aust. sl.
1968 — GLUP to drink too fast → Amer. dial.
1969 — BAG to drink → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1969 — TOP SOMEONE UP to replenish someone’s glass with drink → sl.
1970 — BLOW LUNCH to become ill from drinking → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — FARM to drink alcohol → US students’ sl.
1970 — RALLY to drink; to attend a party; to have a ‘wild time’ → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SNARF UP to drink rapidly → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — SUCK SUDS to drink beer → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1970 — TAN THE BEVY to drink heavily → sl.
1970 — WATER to drink alcohol → US sl.
1971 — BROWN-BAG to carry alcoholic drink concealed in a brown paper-bag → chiefly US
1971 — FIRE UP to drink alcoholic beverages for the purpose of raising spirits and enthusiasm → US students’ sl. (Bk.)
1971 — JUICE UP to drink to intoxication → US sl.
1971 — MAC(K) to drink heartily → Amer. students’ sl.
1971 — MACK DOWN to drink heartily → Amer. students’ sl.
1971 — MACK OUT to drink heartily → Amer. students’ sl.
1972 — PACK AWAY to drink with gusto → Aust. sl.
1974 — CRUMP (OUT) to lose consciousness from the combination of drinking and fatigue → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1974 — PUNISH to drink copiously → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
1974 — RALLY to go out drinking → US sl.
1975 — AUGER IN to become unconscious from drinking too much liquor → US sl. (Bk.)
1975 — BINGE DRINK to drink a large quantity of alcohol in a short period of time
1978 — PIG OUT to overindulge in drinking → sl., orig. & chiefly US
1978 — WET ONE’S BEAK to take a drink
1979 — DICK SMITH IT to drink alone → Amer. dial.
1979 — NUDGE THE TURPS to drink alcohol to excess → sl., orig. & chiefly Aust.
1980 — POP TOPS to drink beer → US students’ sl.
1988 — BELT BACK to drink quickly → colloq., orig. & chiefly US
1989 — WOLF-PACK to congregate with other teenagers around the cars at shopping centre car-parks, drinking beer and idling → US sl.
1990 — KEG IT UP to drink, usually in a party or public house → NZ sl.
1990 — SNORK to drink → US sl.
1993 — WATER THE CORN to wash down food with drink → Amer. dial.
1995 — SLIP SOMEONE A MICKY to sneak a drug into someone’s drink → US sl. (Bk.)
1998 — BUST SOME SUDS to drink some beer → sl. (Bk.)
1999 — GROG ON to drink alcohol → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 — SINK A FEW to drink beer → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
1999 — TIP THE FINGER to drink alcohol → Aust. sl. (Bk.)
2000 — LAG to drink → sl.
2000 — NIGGERLIP to slobber on a bottleneck or can when drinking straight from the container → sl., offensive
2000 — TAKE THE KNOCK to be overcome by drink → sl.
2001 — OIL THE TONSILS to have a drink → sl.
2003 — WATERFALL to drink from a can or bottle by cascading the liquid into your mouth without touching the can or bottle with your lips → US sl.
2006 — BELT to drink → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — BOTTLE to drink to excess → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — CRASH to pass out from drinking alcohol to excess → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — CUT THE DUST to drink alcohol → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — DO THE DRINK THING to drink alcohol heavily → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — FOLD to collapse from drinking → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — GAS UP to drink excessively; to get drunk → Amer. sl. (Bk.)
2006 — HANG A FEW ON to take a few drinks; to have a few beers → US sl. (Bk.)
2006 — HOIST ONE to have a drink → US sl. (Bk.)
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