What does "liquor" mean?
A liquid, a fluid.
Liquor
/ˈlɪk.ɚ/ noun, verb
noun, verb ·Common ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A liquid, a fluid.
- Grammar: liquor is listed as noun, verb.
- Nearest alternatives: hard liquor, spirits, alcohol, alcoholic beverage.
- Useful contrasts: dry substance, nonalcoholic beverage, solid.
- Usage evidence: My doctor told me to lay off the liquor so I have this uneasy impatient feeling.
How to use "liquor"
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Source and review context
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A liquid, a fluid. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]"
- 2 the liquid in which vegetables or meat have been cooked wordnet
- 3 A drinkable liquid. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 4 an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented wordnet
- 5 A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). countable, uncountable
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- 6 a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process wordnet
- 7 A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash. UK, countable, uncountable
- 8 Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation. Australia, Canada, US, countable, uncountable
"Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors."
- 9 Any alcoholic drink. broadly, countable, uncountable
- 10 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. countable, uncountable
- 11 A liquid in which something has been steeped. countable, uncountable
Verb
- 1 To drink liquor, usually to excess. intransitive
- 2 To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess. transitive
- 3 To grease. obsolete, transitive
"Liquor fishermen's boots."
Synonyms
All synonymsExample
"My doctor told me to lay off the liquor so I have this uneasy impatient feeling."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "liquor"?
Common synonyms include: hard liquor, spirits, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, amobarbital sodium.
How do you use "liquor" in a sentence?
My doctor told me to lay off the liquor so I have this uneasy impatient feeling.
How do you pronounce "liquor"?
Pronounced /ˈlɪk.ɚ/.
Etymology
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.