liquor
liq·uor / ˈlikər/ • n. 1. alcoholic drink, esp. distilled spirits.2. a liquid produced or used in a process of some kind, in particular: ∎ water used in brewing. ∎ liquid in which something has been steeped or cooked. ∎ liquid that drains from food during cooking. ∎ the liquid from which a substance has been crystallized or extracted.PHRASAL VERBS: liquor up (or liquor someone up) inf. get (or make someone) drunk.ORIGIN: Middle English (denoting liquid or something to drink): from Old French lic(o)ur, from Latin liquor; related to liquare ‘liquefy,’ liquere ‘be fluid.’
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