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drunk

/dɹʌŋk/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Drunk means: stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol).

Synonyms for drunk51

noun, as in a chronic drinker

drunkard, rummy, sot, inebriate, wino

verb, as in consume alcohol

hit the bottle, drink, booze, fuddle, tope

verb, as in drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

drink, tope, hit the bottle, booze, fuddle

verb, as in propose a toast to

toast, drink, pledge, salute, wassail

verb, as in take in liquids

drink, imbibe

verb, as in be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to

drink in, drink

adjective, as in stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)

intoxicated, inebriated, ripped, gone, bacchanalian, bacchanal, bacchic, carousing, orgiastic, beery, besotted, blind drunk, blotto, crocked
and 14 more, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy

adjective, as in as if under the influence of alcohol

intoxicated, excited

also used for drunk

alcoholic, pisshead, piss artist, alco, alkie, bacchant

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What does drunk mean?9

adjective

1

stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)“a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors”

2

as if under the influence of alcohol“felt intoxicated by her success”

verb

1

consume alcohol“We were up drinking all night”

2

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic“The husband drinks and beats his wife”

3

propose a toast to“Let us toast the birthday girl!”

4

take in liquids“The patient must drink several liters each day”

5

be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to“The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage”

noun

1

a chronic drinker

2

someone who is intoxicated

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with drunk?12

one syllable

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Drunk in a sentence

  • If you drive at night, you should watch out for drunk drivers.nthkmf
  • For your own safety, never ride in a car with a drunk driver.CK
  • Tea, drunk from a new thermos, tastes a little metallic.human600
  • Never mind the bottle, as long as we get drunk.Scott
  • I noticed, among other things, that he was drunk.CK
  • If he had drunk only a little alcohol, he wouldn't have been drunk.Djef_Messaoudi
  • He will drive home, though he is drunk.unknown
  • Drinking lots of alcohol can help, because it gets you drunk.corvard

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of drunk

as a noun

plural
drunks

as a adjective

comparative
drunker
superlative
drunkest