Definition of Drink down

1. Verb. Drink down entirely. "They popped a few beer after work"

Exact synonyms: Belt Down, Bolt Down, Down, Kill, Pop, Pour Down, Toss Off
Generic synonyms: Drink, Imbibe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Drink Down

drillship
drillships
drillstock
drillstocks
drily
drimane
drimanes
drimays
drinck
drink
drink-driver
drink-drivers
drink-driving
drink alert
drink and drive
drink down (current term)
drink driver
drink drivers
drink driving
drink from a firehose
drink in
drink like a fish
drink off
drink problem
drink run
drink runs
drink someone under the table
drink the Kool-Aid
drink the Kool Aid
drink to

Literary usage of Drink down

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Æneid of Virgil by Virgil (1910)
"I pray that, if there be " Any just gods of power, thou mayest drink down "Death on the raid-sea rocks, and often call " With dying gasps on Dido's name ..."

2. The Cyclopædia of Practical Quotations: English and Latin, with an Appendix ...by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Anna Lydia Ward by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt, Anna Lydia Ward (1882)
"./49 d. out of his leathern bottle*.с 67 ehall drink my blood as g 86 drink down to your peg ./98 I d. no more than a sponge... д 98 for drink, ..."

3. Bacchus Dethroned: Prize Essay by Frederick Powell (1878)
"... seeking whom he may drink down." Says Dr. A. Clarke:—"It is not every one that he can swallow down. Those who are sober and vigilant are proof against ..."

4. The British Drama: A Collection of the Most Esteemed Tragedies, Comedies (1859)
"O'er hills and nigh mountain» Then here '» to thee, my boy boon, And here 's to thee my boy boon ; As we've tarried аи day So we'll tarry and drink down the ..."

5. A Collection of Farces and Other Afterpieces: Which are Acted at the by Inchbald (1809)
"Then here's to thee, my boy boon, And here's to thee, my boy boon; As we've tarry'd all day, For to drink down the sun, So we'll tarry and drink down the ..."

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