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saufen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • booze noun Alcoholic drinks in general.
  • carouse verb To take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
  • drink verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
  • fuddle verb To make someone feel muddled or unable to think clearly.
  • guzzle verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
  • neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.

Senses

saufen is used for these senses in English:

  • booze (slang, intransitive) To drink alcohol.
  • carouse (intransitive, or, transitive) To drink to excess.
  • get drunk (intransitive) To intoxicate oneself with alcohol. (This entry is a translation hub.)
  • guzzle To drink or eat quickly, voraciously, or to excess; to gulp down; to swallow greedily, continually, or with gusto.
  • guzzle (intransitive, dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
  • neck (transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.

booze — full definition

  1. noun Alcoholic drinks in general.
  2. verb To drink alcohol, especially heavily.

carouse — full definition

  1. verb To take part in a lively, often drunken, party.
  2. verb To drink far more alcohol than is sensible.
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