toss off a glass

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• toss — I. verb Etymology: Middle English Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. a. to fling or heave continuously about, to and fro, or up and down < a ship tossed by waves > b. bandy 2 c. to mix lightly until well coated with a dressing or until the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• toss something off — 1) drink something rapidly or all at once Roger tossed off a full glass of Sauternes 2) produce something rapidly or without thought or effort some of the best letters are tossed off in a burst of inspiration * * * ˌtoss sthˈoff derived (BrE) to… …   Useful english dictionary

• toss down —    to drink (an intoxicant)    Not hay off a stack but down the throat from the movement of the glass:     We need to talk, he said, and toss down a few before you go. (Shirer, 1984) …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• Food — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Eating. < N PARAG:Food >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 eating eating &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 deglutition deglutition gulp epulation mastication manducation rumination Sgm: N 1 hippophagy hippophagy …   English dictionary for students

• lap — Synonyms and related words: Le Mans, adjoin, air race, ambit, anteriority, apparel, applique, arch over, array, attire, automobile race, babble, be the bellwether, beacon, beat, bedeck, bedrape, befringe, bestraddle, bestride, beverage, bib,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• drink — I n. 1) to fix, make, mix a drink 2) to pour a drink 3) to have, take; nurse; toss off a drink 4) a fizzy (BE); potent, stiff, strong; still (BE) ( not sparkling ); weak drink 5) a mixed; soft drink 6) (misc.) to drown one s sorrows in drink II v …   Combinatory dictionary

• drink — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A liquid for drinking, or a portion of this] Syn. beverage, sip, gulp, potion, potable, libation, drop, bottle, glass, toast, belt, refreshment, thirst quencher, draft, potation, drinkable, liquid, quaff, brew, tonic, tall… …   English dictionary for students

• drink — Synonyms and related words: BS, Bronx cocktail, Bull Shot, Cuba Libre, Dubonnet cocktail, Green Dragon, Guggenheim, Harvey Wallbanger, Irish coffee, John Barleycorn, Mai Tai, Manhattan, Mickey, Mickey Finn, Rob Roy, Sazerac, absorb, ade, adsorb,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Drunkenness — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Drunkenness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 drunkenness drunkenness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 intemperance intemperance Sgm: N 1 drinking drinking &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 inebriety inebriety inebriation Sgm …   English dictionary for students

• drinking — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Swallowing a liquid Nouns 1. drinking, imbibing, potation, libation; social drinking; bacchanalia; blue law; cocktail party, open or cash bar; bring your own bottle or booze, BYOB, compotation, keg party;… …   English dictionary for students

• Rowlandson, Thomas — (7/1756 London 4/22/1827 London) (England)    Cartoonist, etcher, engraver, painter, draughtsman, and watercolorist. He trained at the Royal Academy in London and at the Ecole de l Academie Royale i Paris. Perhaps the most influential satiricist… …   Dictionary of erotic artists: painters, sculptors, printmakers, graphic designers and illustrators