飲む — meaning in English

English meaning

• drink verb To take liquid into the mouth and swallow it.
• neck noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
• take verb To reach out and get hold of something, or to remove or carry it away.

Senses

飲む is used for these senses in English:

• drink The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.
• neck (transitive, slang) To drink or swallow rapidly.
• take (transitive, baseball) To decline to swing at (a pitched ball); to refrain from hitting at, and allow to pass.

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.

neck — full definition

1. noun The part of the body connecting the head to the shoulders and trunk.
2. noun The narrow part of a bottle, near the opening.
3. noun The long, narrow part of a stringed instrument that holds the fingerboard.
4. noun A narrow strip of land connecting two larger areas.
5. verb Informal: to kiss and cuddle passionately.

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