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81Drunk — Drink Drink (dr[i^][ng]k), v. i. [imp. {Drank} (dr[a^][ng]k), formerly {Drunk} (dr[u^][ng]k); & p. p. {Drunk}, {Drunken} ( n); p. pr. & vb. n. {Drinking}. Drunken is now rarely used, except as a verbal adj. in sense of habitually intoxicated; the …
82Drunk driving (United Kingdom) — Drink driving law in the United Kingdom governs the ability to drive under the influence of alcohol and other intoxicating substances.OffencesThere are three main types of drink driving offences: # Driving or attempting to drive a vehicle over… …
83drunk — 1. adjective /drʌŋk/ a) In a state of intoxication caused by the consumption of excessive alcohol, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages. Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle …
84Drunk tank — This article is about the jail facility. For the series of discussions, see Drunk Tank Podcast. A drunk tank is a jail cell accommodating, customarily or as a temporary expedient, at least one person who is intoxicated, especially with alcohol.… …
85drunk — Synonyms and related words: ablaze, addled, afire, aflame, alcoholic, alcoholic addict, animated, ardent, bacchanal, bacchanalia, bacchanalian, bat, beery, bemused, bender, besotted, bibber, big drunk, binge, blind drunk, blotto, boiling over,… …
86drunk back — mod. alcohol intoxicated; very drunk. □ The whole bunch was drunk back by midnight. □ Larry was drunk back and couldn’t drive us home …
87drunk — ‘You lousy drunk’ occurs in Arthur Hailey’s Hotel, addressed by an American to a man who is pretending to be drunk. ‘Drunk’ for ‘drunkard’ has been in use since the end of the nineteenth century. The earlier form occurs in, e.g., Bon Ton, the… …
88drunk-and-disorderly — noun someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly (Freq. 1) they delivered the drunk and disorderlies to the county jail • Hypernyms: ↑drunk …
89drunk as Chloe — adjective Very drunk. 1823: Drunk as Chloe; she must have been an uproarious lass. mdash; Jon Bee, Slang Dictionary of the Turf, the Ring c, page 27. Quoted in G. A. Wilkes, A Dictionary of Australian Colloquialisms, second edition, 1985, , ISBN… …
90drunk and disorderly — adjective a) (of conduct) Illegal because of public intoxication The student celebrated his exam success by drinking heavily and finally was arrested for being drunk and disorderly. b) (of a person) Drunk, and exhibiting disorderly conduct in a… …
