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- Dictionarydrunk/drʌŋk/
verb
- 1. past participle of drink
adjective
- 1. affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour: "he was so drunk he lurched from wall to wall"
noun
- 1. a person who is drunk or who habitually drinks to excess: "we staggered up the path like a couple of drunks"
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DRUNK definition: 1. past participle of drink 2. unable to speak or act in the usual way because of having had too…. Learn more.
being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcohol; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk. Synonyms: inebriated, drunken. Antonyms: sober. overcome or dominated by a strong feeling or emotion: drunk with power; drunk with joy.
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Learn the meaning of drunk, an adjective that describes someone who has drunk too much alcohol and cannot think or speak clearly. Find out how to use drunk in idioms, collocations and phrases with pictures and pronunciation.
For the last 600 years or so, the word drunk has been used to describe someone who is intoxicated. Someone who's drunk from alcohol might be unsteady on their feet, slur their speech, or not be able to think straight. But you also can be drunk on things like power, passion or hope.
drunk. ( drʌŋk) adj. 1. intoxicated with alcohol to the extent of losing control over normal physical and mental functions. 2. (Psychology) overwhelmed by strong influence or emotion: drunk with joy. n. 3. a person who is drunk or drinks habitually to excess. 4. informal a drinking bout.
