English words for 'An act of drinking.'
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noun
- An act of drinking.
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- (especially Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania) A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.
- (nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
- (American spelling, rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.
- An unsent e-mail.
- (sports, US) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
- Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
- A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
- The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
- A small stream or tributary.
- (politics, US) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
- (gaming) A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.
- A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
- A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
- (US, Canada, usually with the) Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
- A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
- The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a dose of liquid medicine
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
- a large and hurried swallow
- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
- any of the various versions in the development of a written work
- a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- compulsory military service
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- (transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
- (gaming) To play a collectible card game by selecting from a shared pool of cards.
- To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.
- (transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
- (ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
- To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
- To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
- (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
- To write a law.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- To draw out; to call forth.
- make a blueprint of
- draw up an outline or sketch for something
- engage somebody to enter the army
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- as if under the influence of alcohol
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
- (derogatory) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
verb
noun
- (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
- A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
- (chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
- (UK, slang) A suspended sentence.
- One who, or that which, bends.
- A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a tool for bending
noun
- (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
- Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders.
- (British, slang) An exceptional performance.
- (often plural only) A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
- A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
- (theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.
- blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
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- The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- (figuratively) A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
- A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
- The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
- excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety
- the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
noun
- (colloquial) A drinking spree.
- (colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The buttocks.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- (East Midlands, slang, vulgar) An act of anal sex.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The anus.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- a vagrant
- person who does no work
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
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- (intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
- To depress; to make unhappy.
- (UK, Ireland, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- (transitive, slang, British) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
- be lazy or idle
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
verb
adj
- After drinking a shot of alcohol.
- After a state or configuration has been captured.
- After a photo shoot or filming session.
- (sports) After a shot is taken (as in golf, snooker, etc.).
- After an explosion (such as a nuclear test, fracking, etc.)
- After shooting a device, such as a laser, camera, etc.
- After an injection.
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- Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
- Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
- Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
- (colloquial, of electronic equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
- Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
- Cooked by frying.
- (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
- cooked by frying in fat
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- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- A state of being drunk.
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
- habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
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- (informal) A spree of drunkenness.
- (by extension, countable, informal) A fart; flatus.
- (countable, slang) A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
- (countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
- (uncountable, informal) Rubbish; tat.
- (countable, social media) A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (Australia, slang) A toilet.
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a blast of a horn
verb
- (slang) To go on a drinking binge.
- (social media) To post a message on a Mastodon instance.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee, to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (slang) To snort (a recreational drug).
- To see; to spy.
- To cause a horn or whistle to produce a noise.
- To produce the noise of a horn or whistle.
- To stand out, or be prominent.
- (slang) To flatulate.
- To peep; to look narrowly.
- make a strident noise
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- someone who engages in drinking bouts
- a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- (Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
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- To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication.
- To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate.
- (by extension) To damage or treat with smoke.
- (cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- To punish by spanking or caning.
- To utterly defeat or humiliate.
- To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble.
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- A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- (Australia) A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood.
- (endearing) A child or young person.
- (UK, slang) The vagina.
- (UK, informal, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
- A male salmon after spawning.
- (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
- (UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
- (Australia, slang) An Englishman who has moved to Australia.
- A fool.
- salted and smoked herring
noun
- One who chugs a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.
- A vehicle, train or boat with an engine that makes a chugging noise when running.
- (fishing) A type of fish lure or fly that makes a popping or chugging sound when twitched.
- (informal, derogatory) An aggressive or invasive street fundraiser, especially a private contractor working on behalf of a charity.
- (rail transport, colloquial) A heavy-duty locomotive whether electric, diesel, hybrid or steam-powered
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- An act of drinking.
- A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
- (especially Virginia, West Virginia, Pennsylvania) A ravine or narrow valley, especially one through which a stream (at least intermittently) flows.
- (nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
- (American spelling, rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack (stretched) condition.
- An unsent e-mail.
- (sports, US) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
- Liquid, especially beer or other alcohol, drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
- A person who has been drafted; a conscript or draftee.
- The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
- A small stream or tributary.
- (politics, US) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
- (gaming) A style of play in collectible card games, where players select from a shared pool of cards.
- A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
- The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
- A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.).
- (US, Canada, usually with the) Conscription; the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
- A version of a written work (such as a book or paper) or drawing.
- The draw through a flue of gasses or smoke resulting from a combustion process.
- a current of air (usually coming into a chimney or room or vehicle)
- a dose of liquid medicine
- the act of moving a load by drawing or pulling
- a large and hurried swallow
- a preliminary sketch of a design or picture
- the depth of a vessel's keel below the surface (especially when loaded)
- a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
- a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
- any of the various versions in the development of a written work
- a document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
- compulsory military service
adj
verb
- (transitive, sports, US) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
- (gaming) To play a collectible card game by selecting from a shared pool of cards.
- To select (someone or something) for a particular role or purpose.
- (transitive, US) To conscript (a person); to force (a person) to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
- (ambitransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
- To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
- To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
- (transitive) To write a first version; to make a preliminary sketch.
- To write a law.
- To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
- To draw out; to call forth.
- make a blueprint of
- draw up an outline or sketch for something
- engage somebody to enter the army
adv
noun
adj
- as if under the influence of alcohol
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
- (derogatory) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
verb
noun
- (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
- A simple shelter, made using flexible branches or withies.
- (chiefly UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
- (UK, slang) A suspended sentence.
- One who, or that which, bends.
- A device to aid bending of pipes to a specific angle.
- a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a tool for bending
noun
- (slang) A bout of heavy drinking.
- Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders.
- (British, slang) An exceptional performance.
- (often plural only) A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
- A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
- (theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.
- blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
adj
verb
noun
- The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
- (figuratively) A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.
- A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
- The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
- excitement and elation beyond the bounds of sobriety
- the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
noun
- (colloquial) A drinking spree.
- (colloquial, sports) A player or racer who often performs poorly.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The buttocks.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A lazy, incompetent, or annoying person, usually a man.
- (East Midlands, slang, vulgar) An act of anal sex.
- (informal or childish, chiefly Commonwealth) The anus.
- (colloquial, sometimes derogatory) A homeless person, usually a man.
- a vagrant
- person who does no work
- the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
- a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
adj
intj
verb
- (intransitive, colloquial) To stay idle and unproductive, like a hobo or vagabond.
- To depress; to make unhappy.
- (UK, Ireland, transitive, colloquial) To sodomize; to engage in anal sex.
- (transitive, colloquial) To ask someone to give one (something) for free; to beg for something.
- (intransitive) To make a murmuring or humming sound.
- (transitive, slang, British) To wet the end of a marijuana cigarette (spliff).
- be lazy or idle
- ask for and get free; be a parasite
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- A shot of a drink, usually alcoholic.
- A hard blow, usually with the fist.
- A solid block or piece of roughly shaped metal.
- A counterfeit coin, especially one used to steal from vending machines.
- (regional) A stranger picked up as a passenger to enable legal use of high occupancy vehicle lanes.
- (journalism) A title, name or header, a catchline, a short phrase or title to indicate the content of a newspaper or magazine story for editing use.
- (television editing) A black screen used to separate broadcast items.
- (herpetology) An infertile egg of a reptile.
- A motile pseudoplasmodium formed by amoebae working together.
- (web development, SEO) The last part of a clean URL, the displayed resource name, similar to a filename.
- A discrete mass of a material that moves as a unit, usually through another material.
- (US, slang, District of Columbia) A hitchhiking commuter.
- A ship that sails slowly.
- (rail transport) An accessory to a diesel-electric locomotive, used to increase adhesive weight and allow full power to be applied at a lower speed. It has trucks with traction motors, but lacks a prime mover, being powered by electricity from the mother locomotive, and may or may not have a control cab.
- Any of many gastropod mollusks, having no (or only a rudimentary) shell.
- (screenwriting) A block of text at the beginning of a scene that sets up the scene's location, characters, etc.
- A bullet or other projectile fired from a firearm; in modern usage, generally refers to a shotgun slug.
- (physics, rare) The imperial (English) unit of mass that accelerates by 1 foot per second squared (1 ft/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.
- (letterpress typography) A piece of type metal imprinted by a linotype machine; also a black mark placed in the margin to indicate an error; also said in application to typewriters; type slug.
- any of various terrestrial gastropods having an elongated slimy body and no external shell
- (boxing) a blow with the fist
- a projectile that is fired from a gun
- an amount of an alcoholic drink (usually liquor) that is poured or gulped
- a unit of mass equal to the mass that accelerates at 1 foot/sec/sec when acted upon by a force of 1 pound; approximately 14.5939 kilograms
- a counterfeit coin
- a strip of type metal used for spacing
- an idle slothful person
verb
- (intransitive, of a bullet) To become reduced in diameter, or changed in shape, by passing from a larger to a smaller part of the bore of the barrel.
- (transitive) To load with a slug or slugs.
- To take part in casual carpooling; to form ad hoc, informal carpools for commuting, essentially a variation of ride-share commuting and hitchhiking.
- To drink quickly; to gulp; to down.
- To make sluggish.
- (transitive) To hit very hard, usually with the fist.
- be idle; exist in a changeless situation
- strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
noun
- A state of being drunk.
- the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
- habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms
- a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
noun
verb
noun
- (informal) A spree of drunkenness.
- (by extension, countable, informal) A fart; flatus.
- (countable, slang) A portion of cocaine that a person snorts.
- (countable) The noise of a horn or whistle.
- (uncountable, informal) Rubbish; tat.
- (countable, social media) A message on the social networking software Mastodon.
- (uncountable, slang) Cocaine.
- (Australia, slang) A toilet.
- revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party
- a blast of a horn
verb
- (slang) To go on a drinking binge.
- (social media) To post a message on a Mastodon instance.
- (intransitive) Of a queen bee, to make a high-pitched sound during certain stages of development.
- (slang) To snort (a recreational drug).
- To see; to spy.
- To cause a horn or whistle to produce a noise.
- To produce the noise of a horn or whistle.
- To stand out, or be prominent.
- (slang) To flatulate.
- To peep; to look narrowly.
- make a strident noise
noun
noun
- someone who engages in drinking bouts
- a drunken reveller; a devotee of Bacchus
- a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
- Someone who indulges in drunken partying; someone noisy and riotous when intoxicated.
- (Trinidad and Tobago, informal) drama, ruckus, fiasco
- A devotee of Bacchus.
- (in the plural) The festival of Bacchus; the bacchanalia.
- A song or a dance in honor of Bacchus.
- Drunken revelry; an orgy.
adj
noun
- One who chugs a drink, especially an alcoholic drink.
- A vehicle, train or boat with an engine that makes a chugging noise when running.
- (fishing) A type of fish lure or fly that makes a popping or chugging sound when twitched.
- (informal, derogatory) An aggressive or invasive street fundraiser, especially a private contractor working on behalf of a charity.
- (rail transport, colloquial) A heavy-duty locomotive whether electric, diesel, hybrid or steam-powered
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- To drink or give a drink of alcohol, especially to intoxication.
- To dry out with heat or harsh chemicals; to desiccate.
- (by extension) To damage or treat with smoke.
- (cooking) To prepare (a herring or similar fish) by splitting, salting, and smoking.
- To punish by spanking or caning.
- To utterly defeat or humiliate.
- To lead astray or frame; to cause to get into trouble.
adj
noun
- A split, salted and smoked herring or salmon.
- (Australia) A young Aboriginal man who has been initiated into to the rights of manhood.
- (endearing) A child or young person.
- (UK, slang) The vagina.
- (UK, informal, humorous, often with capital) A member or supporter of UKIP (UK Independence Party).
- A male salmon after spawning.
- (military, RAF World War II code name) A patrol to protect fishing boats in the Irish and North Seas against attack from the air.
- (UK, naval slang) A torpedo.
- (Australia, slang) An Englishman who has moved to Australia.
- A fool.
- salted and smoked herring
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- as if under the influence of alcohol
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
- (derogatory) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
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- After drinking a shot of alcohol.
- After a state or configuration has been captured.
- After a photo shoot or filming session.
- (sports) After a shot is taken (as in golf, snooker, etc.).
- After an explosion (such as a nuclear test, fracking, etc.)
- After shooting a device, such as a laser, camera, etc.
- After an injection.
adj
- Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
- Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
- Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
- (colloquial, of electronic equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
- Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
- Cooked by frying.
- (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
- cooked by frying in fat
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- as if under the influence of alcohol
- (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
- (derogatory) Habitually or frequently in a state of intoxication.
- Intoxicated as a result of excessive alcohol consumption, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)