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drink off

drink off verb: to drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.

Verb

drink off (third-person singular simple present drinks off, present participle drinking off, simple past drank off, past participle drunk off)

  1. (dated) To drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
    • Take thou this vial, being then in bed, / And this distilled liquor drink thou off; […]c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
    • Hamlet: Here, thou incestuous, murderous, damned Dane, / Drink off this potion. Is thy union here? / Follow my mother.c. 1599–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Hamlet, Prince of Denmarke”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

Forms of drink off

third-person singular presentdrinks off
present participledrinking off
pastdrank off
past participledrunk off

Questions about drink off

What does drink off mean?
Drink off means to drink the entirety of in a short period; originally and especially, in a single gulp.
What part of speech is drink off?
Drink off is a verb.
What is the past tense of drink off?
The past tense of drink off is drank off.

Words near drink off in the dictionary

  1. drink hall
  2. drink in
  3. drink like a fish
  4. drink link
  5. drink links
  6. drink off
  7. drink one's own Kool-Aid
  8. drink oneself to death
  9. drink out
  10. drink problem
  11. drink problems

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