drunk
drunk / drəngk/ • past participle of drink.• adj. affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behavior: he was so drunk he lurched from wall to wall | drunk on vodka. ∎ (drunk with) fig. overcome with (a strong emotion): the crowd was high on euphoria and drunk with patriotism.• n. a person who is drunk or who habitually drinks to excess. ∎ inf. a drinking bout; a period of drunkenness: he used to go on these blind drunks.PHRASES: drunk and disorderly creating a public disturbance under the influence of alcohol. (as) drunk as a lord (or skunk) extremely drunk.
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