drink
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
Example
“He drank the water I gave him.”
Other meanings
To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).
“Jack drank the whole bottle by himself.”
To consume alcoholic beverages.
“You've been drinking, haven't you?”
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "drincan" (to drink, swallow up, engulf).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “drink” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.