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пьянствовать — meaning in English

pyanstvovat

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English meaning

  • carouse verb To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
  • guzzle verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
  • tipple noun An area near the entrance of mines which is used to load and unload coal.

Senses

пьянствовать is used for these senses in English:

  • carouse (intransitive, or, transitive) To drink to excess.
  • drink like a fish (simile) To drink (especially alcohol) heavily and in excess.
  • guzzle (intransitive, dated) To consume alcoholic beverages, especially frequently or habitually.
  • tipple (ambitransitive) To drink too much alcohol. [from mid-16th c.]
  • tope (archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.

carouse — full definition

  1. verb To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
  2. verb To drink to excess.

guzzle — full definition

  1. verb To drink or eat something quickly and greedily.
  2. verb To use up fuel or resources quickly and wastefully.

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