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drink vs down

down vs drink

drink and down both are nouns.

drink is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

drink and down both are verbs.

drink is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
drink Yes No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hyponym of drink; that is, down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drink:
  • drink: take in liquids
  • down: drink down entirely
drink (noun) down (noun)
the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess (American football) a complete play to advance the football
the act of swallowing soft fine feathers
any liquid suitable for drinking fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
a single serving of a beverage (usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
any large deep body of water
drink (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
drink (verb) down (verb)
be fascinated or spell-bound by; pay close attention to improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
take in liquids bring down or defeat (an opponent)
consume alcohol drink down entirely
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic eat up completely, as with great appetite
propose a toast to cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
drink (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between drink and down

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