booze

/buz/

/buz/

Other forms: boozing; boozed; boozes

Definitions of booze

1. noun

   an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
   synonyms: John Barleycorn, hard drink, hard liquor, liquor, spirits, strong drink

   types:

   aqua vitae, ardent spirits

   strong distilled liquor or brandy

   akvavit, aquavit

   Scandinavian liquor usually flavored with caraway seeds

   arak, arrack

   any of various strong liquors distilled from the fermented sap of toddy palms or from fermented molasses

   bitters

   alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots

   brandy

   distilled from wine or fermented fruit juice

   gin

   strong liquor flavored with juniper berries

   ouzo

   a Greek liquor flavored with anise

   rum

   liquor distilled from fermented molasses

   schnapps, schnaps

   any of various strong liquors especially a Dutch spirit distilled from potatoes

   mescal

   a colorless Mexican liquor distilled from fermented juices of certain desert plants of the genus Agavaceae (especially the century plant)

   tequila

   Mexican liquor made from fermented juices of an agave plant

   vodka

   unaged colorless liquor originating in Russia

   whiskey, whisky

   a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

   firewater

   any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum)

   lacing

   a small amount of liquor added to a food or beverage

   eau de vie

   strong coarse brandy

   bathtub gin

   homemade gin especially that made illegally

   applejack

   distilled from hard cider

   Calvados

   dry apple brandy made in Normandy

   Armagnac

   dry brandy distilled in the Armagnac district of France

   Cognac

   high quality grape brandy distilled in the Cognac district of France

   grappa

   Italian brandy made from residue of grapes after pressing

   kirsch

   from fermented juice of black morello cherries

   marc

   made from residue of grapes or apples after pressing

   slivovitz

   a colorless plum brandy popular in the Balkans

   sloe gin

   gin flavored with sloes (fruit of the blackthorn)

   Holland gin, Hollands, geneva

   gin made in the Netherlands

   grog

   rum cut with water

   demerara, demerara rum

   dark rum from Guyana

   Jamaica rum

   heavy pungent rum from Jamaica

   blended whiskey, blended whisky

   mixture of two or more whiskeys or of a whiskey and neutral spirits

   bourbon

   whiskey distilled from a mash of corn and malt and rye and aged in charred oak barrels

   corn, corn whiskey, corn whisky

   whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn

   Irish, Irish whiskey, Irish whisky

   whiskey made in Ireland chiefly from barley

   rye, rye whiskey, rye whisky

   whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt

   Scotch, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky

   whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

   sour mash, sour mash whiskey

   any whiskey distilled from sour mash

   type of:

   alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant

   a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
2. verb

   consume alcohol
   synonyms: drink, fuddle

   drink, tope

   drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

   types:

   tank

   consume excessive amounts of alcohol

   port

   drink port

   claret

   drink claret

   bar hop, pub-crawl

   go from one pub to the next and get progressively more drunk

   bib, tipple

   drink moderately but regularly

   hit it up, inebriate, soak, souse

   become drunk or drink excessively

   wine

   drink wine

   carry, hold

   drink alcohol without showing ill effects

   type of:

   consume, have, ingest, take, take in

   serve oneself to, or consume regularly