liquor

Meaning

Verb

1. (intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.
2. (transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
3. (obsolete, transitive) To grease.

Noun

1. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A liquid, a fluid.
2. (countable, obsolete, uncountable) A drinkable liquid.
3. (countable, uncountable) A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
4. (UK, countable, uncountable) A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
5. (Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
6. (countable, uncountable) In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
7. (countable, uncountable) A liquid in which something has been steeped.

Synonyms

alcohol

wine

🍷

spirits

booze

drink

🥤

strong drink

hard liquor

fluid

juice

brandy

alcoholic drink

spirit

alcoholic beverage

solution

hard drink

liquid

grog

pot likker

whiskey

beer

🍺

pot liquor

John Barleycorn

firewater

beverage

intoxicant

liqueur

intoxicating drink

moonshine

pot

potable

sap

sauce

schnapps

slurry

fire water

fettle

feed

drippings

toddy

wet

drinks

whisky

distillate

bevvy

chicha

broth

palm wine

alcoholic drinks

distilled liquor

fluidal

Translations

liquore

licor

aguardiente

Schnaps

alcool

drank

sterke drank

alcohol

Branntwein

spiritueux

álcool

alcoholische drank

eau-de-vie

Alkohol

acquavite

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: licour

In summary

From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.