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| get drunk |
| 1. v. (intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. |
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| I'm going out tonight to get drunk. |
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| 2. v. To make drunk. |
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| We got him drunk by spiking the punch. |
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| get |
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| 1. v. (ditransitive) To obtain; to acquire. |
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| I'm going to get a computer tomorrow from the discount store. |
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| Lance is going to get Mary a ring. |
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| 2. v. To receive. |
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| I got a computer from my parents for my birthday. |
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| drunk |
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| 1. adj. Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. |
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| 2. adj. Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication. |
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| 3. adj. (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened. |
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| Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle. |
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| 4. adj. Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid. |
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| drink |
| 1. v. To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. |
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| He drank the water I gave him. |
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| You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink. |
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| 2. v. (transitive, metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). |
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| Jack drank the whole bottle by himself. |
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