An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.

(transitive) To absorb (liquid). / (transitive, figuratively) To absorb; to be completely attentive to.

To raise one's glass as a toast to (someone or something).

plural of drinking

(idiomatic) In or into a body of water. / (idiomatic, possibly dated) Under the influence of an intoxicating beverage.

(dated, postpositive) Drunk, under the influence of large amounts of alcohol.

A long tube (usually made out of plastic or paper) through which a beverage is drunk via suction.

(Britain, Australia, New Zealand) A non-alcoholic, carbonated beverage such as lemonade or cola

Any carbonated, usually sweet, non-alcoholic drink. (In this sense, juice, milk, tea and coffee are not soft drinks.) / (broadly speaking) Any non-alcoholic drink.

The consumption of excessive amounts of alcohol in a short period of time.