To swallow water or other fluid.SpecificallyTo imbibe spirituous liquors, especially habitually or to excess; be intemperate in the use of spirituous liquors.To swallow (a liquid); receive (a fluid) into the stomach through the mouth; imbibe: as, to drink water or wine.To affect in a specific way by or in drinking; induce a condition in by the act or example of drinking: as, to drink a bowl empty; he drank his companions drunk.To suck in; absorb; imbibe.Figuratively, to take in through the senses, as the ear or eye, with eagerness and pleasure: with reference to utterance or appearance.To take in (vapor, fumes, or smoke); inhale: as, to drink the air. Old writers often used drink for smoke with reference to tobacco.To draw up or exhaust: as, the heated air drinks up the moisture of the earth.n. Any liquid, as water or wine, swallowed or taken into the stomach as a beverage for quenching thirst, or for medicinal purposes.n. Specifically Strong or intoxicating liquor; alcoholic stimulants collectively: as, a craving for drink.n. A draught; as much of any liquid as is or may be taken at one time; a potion: as, a long drink of lemonade; have a drink.