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drinks off

drinks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drink off.

Meaning of drink off

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...

Questions about drinks off

What is drinks off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Drinks off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of drink off.

Words near drinks off in the dictionary

  1. drinks from a firehose
  2. drinks from the fire hydrant
  3. drinks from the furry cup
  4. drinks in
  5. drinks o'clock
  6. drinks off
  7. drinks one's own Kool-Aid
  8. drinks out
  9. drinks someone under the table
  10. drinks something like lemonade
  11. drinks table

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