drinking

English Thesaurus

1. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)

hypernym	:	intemperance, intemperateness,
definition	:	consumption of alcoholic drinks (noun.act)

hyponym	:	drinking bout,
definition	:	a long period of drinking (noun.act)

2. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)

hypernym	:	consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake,
definition	:	the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating) (noun.act)

hyponym	:	gulping, guzzling, swilling,
definition	:	the drinking of large mouthfuls rapidly (noun.act)

hyponym	:	potation,
definition	:	the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink) (noun.act)

3. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)

derivation	:	booze, drink, fuddle,
definition	:	consume alcohol (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	drink, tope,
definition	:	drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	crapulous,
definition	:	given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking (adj.all)

derivation	:	crapulent, crapulous,
definition	:	suffering from excessive eating or drinking (adj.all)

4. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)

derivation	:	drink, imbibe,
definition	:	take in liquids (verb.consumption)

5. the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (noun.act)

derivation	:	booze, drink, fuddle,
definition	:	consume alcohol (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	drink, tope,
definition	:	drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	crapulous,
definition	:	given to gross intemperance in eating or drinking (adj.all)

derivation	:	crapulent, crapulous,
definition	:	suffering from excessive eating or drinking (adj.all)

6. the act of consuming liquids (noun.act)

derivation	:	drink, imbibe,
definition	:	take in liquids (verb.consumption)