imbibing (verb)

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• imbibe — [c]/ɪmˈbaɪb / (say im buyb) verb (imbibed, imbibing) –verb (t) 1. to drink in, or drink. 2. to absorb or take in as if by drinking. 3. to take or receive into the mind, as knowledge, ideas, etc. –verb (i) 4. to drink; absorb liquid or moisture. 5 …  

• imbibe — verb (imbibed; imbibing) Etymology: Middle English enbiben to absorb, cause to absorb, from Latin imbibere to drink in, absorb, from in + bibere to drink more at potable Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic soak, steep 2 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• imbibe — verb (I, T) formal or humorous 1 to drink something, especially alcohol: Having imbibed rather too freely, he fell forward against the table. 2 to accept and be influenced by qualities, ideas, values etc: imbibing radical political ideas …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• imbibe — verb, formal 1) they d imbibed too much whiskey Syn: drink, consume, quaff, guzzle, gulp (down); informal knock back, down, swill, chug 2) he had imbibed liberally Syn: drink (alcohol) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• gurn — Verb. 1. To make involuntary and unusual facial expressions from imbibing excessive quantities of drugs such as amphetamine or MDMA; it is often apparent at raves or techno/house clubs. Originally gurning was a ruralised competitive freakshow at… …   English slang and colloquialisms

• imbibe — [[t]ɪmba͟ɪb[/t]] imbibes, imbibing, imbibed 1) VERB To imbibe alcohol means to drink it. [FORMAL, often HUMOROUS] [V n] They were used to imbibing enormous quantities of alcohol... No one believes that current nondrinkers should be encouraged to… …   English dictionary

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• Rage Cage — is an American drinking game derived from Speed Quarters. Like its predecessor, equipment includes quarters and 16 ounce plastic cups (often Solo or Dixie brand), the game play involves frenetic pursuit, and the penalty for failure is forced… …   Wikipedia

• grog — 1. vb, n (to indulge in) alcoholic drink. The noun form, from the rum and hot water served in the British navy since the 18th century, can now refer to any strong drink, or even beer. It is generally heard among middle aged speakers. The verb to… …   Contemporary slang

• imbibe — UK [ɪmˈbaɪb] / US verb Word forms imbibe : present tense I/you/we/they imbibe he/she/it imbibes present participle imbibing past tense imbibed past participle imbibed 1) [intransitive/transitive] often humorous to drink something 2) [transitive]… …   English dictionary