liquor
/ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/US/ˈlɪk.ɚ/
liquor noun: a liquid, a fluid.
Noun
liquor (countable and uncountable, plural liquors)
- A liquid, a fluid.
- Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]1665, Robert Hooke, Micrographia
- Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky
I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry,
"Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup
Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."1859, Edward Fitzgerald, The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám: The Astronomer-Poet of Persia, page 1
- A beverage, any drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- Synonyms:
- stock, pot liquor, broth, bouillon
- A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
- Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors.1879, Chas. McArmor, The New Handbook of Vienna […] , 2nd edition, Otto Maass, page 106
- Synonyms:
- spirits, booze, hard liquor, hard drink, strong drink, aqua vitae, water of life
- Any alcoholic beverage.
- Synonyms:
- adult beverage, alcohol, bevvy, booze, carouse, drink, fuddling, grog, hard drink, libation
- In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
- A liquid in which something has been steeped.
Verb
liquor (third-person singular simple present liquors, present participle liquoring, simple past and past participle liquored)
- To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
- To grease.
- Liquor fishermen's boots.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
- cart-wheels squeak not when they are liquored1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “II. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William...
liquor meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
liquor in Hindi
- strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- दारू dārū, मदिरा madirā, शराब śarāb, नशा naśā, सुरा surā
liquor in Tamil
- சாராயம், மது, மதுபானம்
liquor in Urdu
- strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation
- مَدِرا madirā, شَراب śarāb, عَرَق 'araq
liquor in Bengali
- মদ, অ্যালকোহলযুক্ত পানীয়, রস
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- liquor in Telugu
- మద్యము madyamu
- liquor in Malayalam
- മദ്യം madyaṁ, കള്ള് kaḷḷŭ, ലഹരിപാനീയം laharipānīyaṁ
- liquor in Kannada
- ಮದ್ಯ madya, ಸಾರಾಯಿ sārāyi
- liquor in Punjabi
- عرق ʻaraq, ਦਾਰੂ dārū, نیر nīr
- liquor in Gujarati
- મદ્ય madya
- liquor in Tagalog
- likor
- liquor in Arabic
- كُحُول kuḥūl, خَمْر ḵamr
- liquor in Malay
- arak, minuman keras
- liquor in Thai
- เหล้า lâo, สุรา sù-raa
- liquor in Myanmar
- အရက် a.rak
Examples of liquor in a sentence
- Cut brandy is a liquor made of brandy and hard grain liquor.
- I heard you don't get carded at the other liquor store.
- You'll have to drive out of this dry county to find any liquor.
Synonyms of liquor
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Forms of liquor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | liquors |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | liqa |
| alternative pronunciation-spelling | liquuh |
| alternative form (obsolete) | liquour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | liquors |
| present participle | liquoring |
| past participle | liquored |
| past | liquored |
Origin of liquor
From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.
Words formed from liquor
- antiliquor
- black liquor
- call liquor
- chocolate liquor
- cooking liquor
- corn liquor
- fatliquor
- hard liquor
- hold one's liquor
- in liquor
- iron liquor
- Labarraque's liquor
- liquor amnii
- liquor commission
- liquorer
- liquor gauge
- liquorist
- liquorless
- liquor licence
- liquorlike
- liquor lounge
- liquor of flints
- liquor sanguinis
- liquor silicum
- liquor store
- liquor thief
- liquor up
- liquory
- malt liquor
- mother liquor
- rail liquor
- red liquor
- sea liquor
- state liquor agency
- tan liquor
- tin liquor
- well liquor
- white liquor
- worse for liquor
- liquored up
Phrases with liquor
- pot liquor
- liquor gauges
- liquor stores
- liquor lounges
- liquor thieves
- pulping liquor
- liquor licences
- held one's liquor
- holds one's liquor
- liquor commissions
- holding one's liquor
- state liquor agencies
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Words that rhyme with liquor
Questions about liquor
- What does liquor mean?
- Liquor means a liquid, a fluid.
- What is liquor in Hindi?
- Liquor in Hindi is दारू (dārū), मदिरा (madirā), शराब (śarāb). See Liquor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is liquor?
- Liquor can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce liquor?
- Liquor is pronounced /ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
- What is the plural of liquor?
- The plural of liquor is liquors.
Words near liquor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: liquor (page history and authors); liquor (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Liquor (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); మద్యము (Telugu) (page history and authors); ಮದ್ಯ (Kannada) (page history and authors); عرق (Punjabi) (page history and authors); મદ્ય (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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