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Nouns (8)

alcohol

n. any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation

alcohol, booze

n. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented

drink, intoxicant, alcohol, inebriant, alcoholic beverage

n. a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him"

Verbs (22)

consume

v. engage fully; "The effort to pass the exam consumed all his energy"

consume

v. destroy completely; "The fire consumed the building"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

waste, ware, consume, squander

v. spend extravagantly; "waste not, want not"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (165)

moonshine, corn liquor

n. whiskey illegally distilled from a corn mash

libation

n. (facetious) a serving of an alcoholic beverage

refreshment

n. snacks and drinks served as a light meal

eliminate, annihilate, extinguish, eradicate, decimate, carry off, wipe out

v. terminate or take out; "Let's eliminate the course on Akkadian hieroglyphics"

demolish, destroy completely

v. destroy completely; "the wrecking ball demolished the building"; "demolish your enemies"; "pulverize the rebellion before it gets out of hand"

bolt

v. swallow hastily

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

gulp, swig, quaff

v. to swallow hurriedly or greedily or in one draught; "The men gulped down their beers"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

control, mortify, subdue, contain

v. practice self-denial of one's body and appetites

share, partake, partake in

v. have, give, or receive a share of; "We shared the cake"

receive

v. partake of the Holy Eucharist sacrament

enjoy, revel in, take delight in, delight in

v. take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter"

gratify, indulge, pander to, yield to

v. yield (to); give satisfaction to

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

fling, splurge, indulge onself

v. indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV"

sup, dine, host for dinner, give dinner

v. give dinner to; host for dinner; "I'm wining and dining my friends"

sup, dine, eat dinner, have dinner

v. have supper; eat dinner; "We often dine with friends in this restaurant"

swallow, get down, pass through the esophagus

v. pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking; "Swallow the raw fish--it won't kill you!"

run through, exhaust, wipe out, consume, deplete, run out of, use up, eat into

v. use up (resources or materials); "this car consumes a lot of gas"; "We exhausted our savings"; "They run through 20 bottles of wine a week"

grub, give, feed, give food to

v. give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

feed on, feed upon

v. be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

feast, feed

v. gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

binge, stuff, glut, gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, englut, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, satiate, pig out, scarf out, pok out

v. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"

guzzle, drink greedily

v. drink greedily or as if with great thirst; "The boys guzzled the cheap vodka"

expend, spend

v. pay out; "spend money"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

sap, exhaust, tire, run down, use up

v. deplete; "exhaust one's savings"; "We quickly played out our strength"

bolt, gobble, eat hastily

v. eat hastily without proper chewing; "Don't bolt your food!"

take, have, consume, ingest

v. serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

down, consume, go through, devour

v. eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

gulp, raven, pig, devour, guttle

v. eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"

fade, wither, lose vigor, lose vitality, loose freshness

v. lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading"

shrink, shrivel, wither, shrivel up

v. wither, as with a loss of moisture; "The fruit dried and shriveled"

shower, lavish, give generously

v. expend profusely; also used with abstract nouns; "He was showered with praise"

waste, blow, squander

v. spend thoughtlessly; throw away; "He wasted his inheritance on his insincere friends"; "You squandered the opportunity to get and advanced degree"

empty, make empty, make void

v. make void or empty of contents; "Empty the box"; "The alarm emptied the building"

clear, clear up

v. free (the throat) by making a rasping sound; "Clear the throat"

pass, clear, authorize, authorise, permit officially

v. grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography"

pass, clear, go unchallenged

v. go unchallenged; be approved; "The bill cleared the House"

spill, run out

v. flow, run or fall out and become lost; "The milk spilled across the floor"; "The wine spilled onto the table"

tap

v. cut a female screw thread with a tap

tap, dip into, draw from

v. draw from or dip into to get something; "tap one's memory"; "tap a source of money"

Synonyms (4)

wipe, pass over

v. rub with a circular motion; "wipe the blackboard"; "He passed his hands over the soft cloth"

eat, take in

v. take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

Antonyms (10)

refrain, abstain, desist, abstain from, desist from, refrain from

v. choose not to consume; "I abstain from alcohol"

surrender, deliver, give up, cede

v. relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

consume alcohol

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