Definition

Noun: - A social activity, often involving a group, in which people visit a series of pubs or bars in succession, typically having one or more alcoholic drinks at each establishment.

Usage

The term "pub-crawl" describes the activity itself. It is often planned along a specific route. The focus is on the sequential visiting of multiple venues. - Our office is organizing a pub-crawl for the holiday party. - He wrote a blog about the best pub-crawl routes in the city.

Advanced Usage

• "To go on a pub-crawl": This is the standard phrase to describe participating in the activity.
  • We're planning to go on a pub-crawl this Friday night.
• The activity can be informal or organized as a themed event or fundraiser.

Variants and Related Words

• Pub-crawl (verb): To engage in the activity of a pub-crawl. (Note: This verb form is derived from the noun and is less common.)
  • They spent the weekend pub-crawling through the old town.
• Bar-hop (verb): A near-synonymous verb, more common in American English.
  • We decided to bar-hop instead of staying in one place.

Synonyms

• Bar crawl
• Bar tour

Related Phrases

• Crawl route: The planned path or list of pubs for a pub-crawl.
  • The crawl route includes five historic pubs.

Verb

1. go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk
   • he pub-crawled around Birmingham