booze

/bu:z/ Cách viết khác : (bouse) /bu:z/
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booze

A bartender pours booze into a cocktail shaker.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Alcoholic drink, especially liquor: "Booze" refers to alcoholic beverages, particularly those that are distilled (like whiskey, vodka, gin) rather than fermented (like beer or wine). It is an informal term.
    • A drinking session or binge: It can also refer to the act or occasion of heavy drinking.

  2. Verb:

    • To drink alcohol, especially heavily or excessively: The verb "to booze" means to consume alcoholic drinks, often implying drinking a lot or over a period of time.
Usage Examples

  • Noun: He brought a bottle of booze to the party.They went on a three-day booze and didn't come home.

  • Verb: He's been boozing since noon.We boozed all night and felt terrible the next day.

Advanced Usage

  • "To be on the booze": To be engaged in a period of heavy or frequent drinking. After he lost his job, he was on the booze for weeks.

  • "Booze-up" (noun, informal): A social event with a lot of drinking; a drinking party. The office booze-up is on Friday night.

Variants and Related Words

  • Boozer (noun, informal):

    • A person who drinks alcohol heavily or frequently. He's a bit of a boozer.
    • (British English) A pub or bar. Let's meet at the local boozer.

  • Boozy (adjective): Involving a lot of alcohol or drunkenness. It was a long, boozy lunch.

Synonyms
  • Noun (drink): Liquor, spirits, hard stuff, hooch (all informal), alcohol.
  • Verb (to drink): Drink, tipple, imbibe, carouse, binge drink.
Related Phrasal Verbs / Phrases
  • Booze away: To spend time drinking alcohol, often wastefully.
Related Idioms
  • Hit the booze: To start drinking alcohol heavily.
booze

A bartender pours booze into a cocktail shaker.

Noun
  1. an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Verb
  1. consume alcohol
    • We were up drinking all night

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