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drink and drive

drink and drive verb: to drive a motor vehicle shortly after having consumed alcohol beverages.

Verb

drink and drive (third-person singular simple present drinks and drives, present participle drinking and driving, simple past drank and drove, past participle drunk and driven)

  1. To drive a motor vehicle shortly after having consumed alcohol beverages.
    • Don't drink and drive, or you can lose your license.

Forms of drink and drive

third-person singular presentdrinks and drives
present participledrinking and driving
pastdrank and drove
past participledrunk and driven

Questions about drink and drive

What does drink and drive mean?
Drink and drive means to drive a motor vehicle shortly after having consumed alcohol beverages.
What part of speech is drink and drive?
Drink and drive is a verb.
What is the past tense of drink and drive?
The past tense of drink and drive is drank and drove.

Words near drink and drive in the dictionary

  1. drings
  2. Drinisiadar
  3. drink
  4. drink alert
  5. drink alerts
  6. drink and drive
  7. drink down
  8. drink driver
  9. drink drivers
  10. drink driving
  11. drink from a firehose

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