酒 — meaning in English

English meaning

• alcohol noun Ethanol, the intoxicating chemical found in beer, wine, and spirits.
• drink verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
• libation noun The act of pouring a liquid, most often wine, in sacrifice on the ground, on a ritual object, or on a victim, in honor of some deity.
• sake noun The purpose, reason, or benefit behind doing something (used in phrases like "for the sake of").
• spirit noun The non-physical part of a person believed to hold their character, emotions, or soul.

Senses

酒 is used for these senses in English:

• alcohol (organic compound, countable) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).
• alcohol (uncountable) Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.
• drink Alcoholic beverages in general.
• libation (often, _, humorous) A beverage, especially an alcoholic one.
• saké (alcohol) Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.
• spirit (usually, in the plural) A volatile liquid, such as alcohol. The plural form spirits is a generic term for distilled alcoholic beverages.

alcohol — full definition

1. noun Ethanol, the intoxicating chemical found in beer, wine, and spirits.
2. noun Drinks that contain ethanol, considered as a group.
3. noun In chemistry, any of a family of organic compounds containing a hydroxyl (-OH) group, of which ethanol is just one example.

drink — full definition

1. verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
2. verb To consume alcoholic beverages, often habitually.
3. noun Any liquid intended for drinking; a beverage.
4. noun A serving of an alcoholic beverage.

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