liquor
[noun]
Synonyms:
- alcohol, booze (informal), drink, hard stuff (informal), spirits, strong drink
- juice, broth, extract, liquid, stock

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Related Idioms: Demon Rum, the bottle

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English Thesaurus: alcohol, drink, liquor, booze, spirits, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

liq‧uor /ˈlɪkə $ -ər/ noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: licour, from Latin liquor, from liquere; ⇒ liquid²]

1. especially American English a strong alcoholic drink such as whisky Synonym : spirit ⇒ liqueur

2. British English technical any alcoholic drink

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

liquor
noun
ADJ. alcoholic, hard, intoxicating, strong It is an offence to sell intoxicating liquor to anyone under the age of 18.
LIQUOR + NOUN licence The restaurant finally obtained a liquor licence.

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

alcohol drinks that contain alcohol – used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks:
We’re not allowed to serve alcohol to people under 18.
low-alcohol wines (=not containing a lot of alcohol)
He doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke.
drink British English alcoholic drinks. Drink is more informal than alcohol:
Police officers smelled drink and breath-tested him.
He blamed drink for the violence.
liquor American English drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks:
The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
a liquor store
He got used to drinking hard liquor (=strong alcoholic drinks) at an early age.
booze informal alcoholic drinks:
The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while.
He tried to buy booze with a stolen credit card.
spirits especially British English strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky or brandy:
We serve a wide range of wines, beers, and spirits.
the hard stuff spoken informal strong alcoholic drinks:
He enjoyed a drop of the hard stuff (=he liked strong alcoholic drinks).
alcopops British English sweet fizzy drinks with alcohol in them:
The report showed that alcopops were the most popular drink for 17-year-olds.

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