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liquor
/ˈlɪk.ɚ/
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What does liquor mean?
noun
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
More meanings (8)
noun
- Any alcoholic beverage.
- 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.
- (obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.
- (obsolete) A beverage, any drinkable liquid.
verb
- To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
- (obsolete) To grease.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈlɪk.ɚ/
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Marian alone, thanks to her bottle of liquor and her stoutness of build, stood the strain upon back and arms without suffering.
So there came a time when nearly all the conscious life of Jurgis consisted of a struggle with the craving for liquor.
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There he ordered a drink, and repeated his demands over and over again, but no quantity of liquor could make him intoxicated.
It turned out to be his uncle, who gave him #2 to go back to London, but this too disappeared for liquor.
Neither am I partial to libellous Angels, who play on fiddles and bassoons, for the edification of sprawling monks apparently in liquor.