drunk


Definition: Meaning of, drunk in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / drʌŋk /

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  1. the past participle of DRINK
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  1. [not before noun] unable to control your behaviour, speech etc because you have drunk too much alcohol
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  2. being drunk and disorderly law the crime of behaving in a violent noisy way in a public place when you are drunk
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  3. drunk on/with something so excited by a feeling that you behave in a strange way
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drunk drunks
also drunk?ard [countable]
  1. someone who is drunk or often gets drunk [↪  alcoholic]
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drunk used in phrases

  • blind drunk (adjective)
    1. very drunk
  • drunk driving (noun)
    1. driving a car after having drunk too much alcohol [=  drink-driving British English]
  • drunk tank (noun)
    1. a cell in a prison for people who have drunk too much alcohol
  • drunk-and-disorderly (noun)
    1. someone arrested on the charge of being drunk and disorderly
  • drunk-driver (noun)
    1. someone who drives while over the blood alcohol limit
  • drunk-driving (noun)
    1. the offense of driving a vehicle while over the blood alcohol limit
  • punch-drunk (adjective)
    1. informal very confused, especially because you have had a lot of bad luck or have been treated badly
    2. a BOXER who is punch-drunk is suffering brain damage from being hit on the head
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