booze (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 2 senses of the word *booze*:
NOUN	food	booze, liquor, spirits, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
VERB	consumption	booze, hit the bottle, drink, fuddle	consume alcohol

booze > pronunciation
Sounds	buw'z
Rhymes	abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz...

English > *booze*: 2 senses > noun 1, food
Meaning	An alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.
Synonyms	liquor, spirits, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink
Narrower	aqua vitae, ardent spirits	Strong distilled liquor or brandy
	aquavit, akvavit	Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds
	arrack, arak	Any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses
	bitters	alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
	brandy	distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice
	firewater	Any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)
	gin	Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
	lacing	A small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage
	mescal	A colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)
	ouzo	A Greek liquor flavored with anise
	rum	liquor distilled from fermented molasses
	schnapps, schnaps	Any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes
	tequila	Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant
	vodka	unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia
	whiskey, whisky	A liquor made from fermented mash of grain
Broader	alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant	A liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
Spanish	aguardiente, alcohol, bebida fuerte, licor, trago
Catalan	aiguardent, alcohol, beguda forta, esperit de vi, licor
Adjectives	boozy	given to or marked by the consumption of alcohol
Verbs	booze	consume alcohol

English > *booze*: 2 senses > verb 1, consumption
Meaning	consume alcohol.
Pattern	Somebody ----s
Model	They booze
Synonyms	hit the bottle, drink, fuddle
Entailed by	sober up, sober	Become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
	toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail	Propose a toast to
	wine and dine	Eat sumptuously
Narrower	carry, hold	drink alcohol without showing ill effects
	claret	drink claret
	port	drink port
	pub-crawl, bar hop	Go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
	souse, soak, inebriate, hit it up	Become drunk or drink excessively
	tank	Consume excessive amounts of alcohol
	tipple, bib	drink moderately but regularly
	wine	drink wine
Broader	consume, ingest, take in, take, have	Serve oneself to, or consume regularly
Similar to	drink, tope	drink excessive amounts of alcohol
Spanish	beber, emborracharse, soplar, tomar unas copas, tomar
Catalan	beure, prendre
Nouns	booze	an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Nouns	boozer	a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually

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