booze

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booze1 /buːz/ noun [singular, uncountable]  informalDFD alcoholic drink 酒 a bottle of booze 一瓶酒on the booze He’s been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days. 他开杯痛饮了五天。off the booze My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person. 我丈夫现在戒了酒，像换了个人似的。

Examples from the Corpus

booze• The prince is known for his love of women, gambling, and booze.• He was drowning himself in booze and self-pity.• Louise looks like a waif and has indulged in more booze and cigarettes than she should have.• The combination of booze and drugs made him violent.• Listen, I have quite a lot of booze.• And that would mostly have gone on booze and horses.• The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while.• Anton smelled the booze on Parker.• Jack led Rothstein and friend to the West Side garage where the booze truck was parked.• The booze would help him sleep better.off the booze• We must lay off the booze even during Holy Communion.booze2 verb [intransitive] informal  nto drink alcohol, especially a lot of it He went out boozing with his mates after work.Origin booze (1200-1300) Middle Dutch Middle Flemish busen

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booze /buːz/ noun [singular, uncountable]informal alcoholic drink:
    a bottle of booze
    on the booze
    He’s been on the booze (=drinking too much alcohol) for five days.
    off the booze
    My husband is now off the booze (=no longer drinking too much alcohol) and he is a different person.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ alcohol drinks that contain alcohol – used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks: We’re not allowed to serve alcohol to people under 18. | low-alcohol wines (=not containing a lot of alcohol) | He doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke.
   ▪ drink British English alcoholic drinks. Drink is more informal than alcohol: Police officers smelled drink and breath-tested him. | He blamed drink for the violence.
   ▪ liquor American English drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks: The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other. | a liquor store | He got used to drinking hard liquor (=strong alcoholic drinks) at an early age.
   ▪ booze informal alcoholic drinks: The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while. | He tried to buy booze with a stolen credit card.
   ▪ spirits especially British English strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky or brandy: We serve a wide range of wines, beers, and spirits.
   ▪ the hard stuff spoken informal strong alcoholic drinks: He enjoyed a drop of the hard stuff (=he liked strong alcoholic drinks).
   ▪ alcopops British English sweet fizzy drinks with alcohol in them: The report showed that alcopops were the most popular drink for 17-year-olds.

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See main entry: boozing