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drink under

drink under verb: to drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.
    • I've drunk him under plenty of times.

Forms of drink under

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

Origin of drink under

Ellipsis of drink under the table

Questions about drink under

What does drink under mean?
Drink under means to drink more alcohol than another person, possibly to the point of that person passing out.
What part of speech is drink under?
Drink under is a verb.
What is the past tense of drink under?
The past tense of drink under is drank under.

Words near drink under in the dictionary

  1. drink table
  2. drink tables
  3. drink the Kool Aid
  4. drink the Kool-Aid
  5. drink to
  6. drink under
  7. drink under the table
  8. drink up
  9. drink walking
  10. drink with the flies
  11. drink-driver

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