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drink under the table

drink under the table verb: to drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.
    • She had class, but she could drink most of the guys under the table.

Forms of drink under the table

third-person singular presentdrinks under the table
present participledrinking under the table
pastdrank under the table
past participledrunk under the table
alternative formdrink under tables

Origin of drink under the table

Synchronic aspects: parallel in form with talk someone under the table.

Questions about drink under the table

What does drink under the table mean?
Drink under the table means to drink more alcohol than (someone) while remaining relatively sober.
What part of speech is drink under the table?
Drink under the table is a verb.
What is the past tense of drink under the table?
The past tense of drink under the table is drank under the table.

Words near drink under the table in the dictionary

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

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