Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - drink

 I. verb  (drank; drunk or drank; ~ing)  Etymology: Middle English, from Old English drincan; akin to Old High German trinkan to ~  Date: before 12th century  transitive verb  1.  a. swallow, imbibe ~ water  b. to take in or suck up ; absorb ~ing air into his lungs  c. to take in or receive avidly — usually used with in drank in every word of the lecture  2. to join in a toast to I'll ~ your good health  3. to bring to a specified state by ~ing alcoholic beverages drank himself into oblivion  intransitive verb  1.  a. to take liquid into the mouth for swallowing  b. to receive into one's consciousness  2. to partake of alcoholic beverages has quit ~ing  3. to make or join in a toast I'll ~ to that!  II. noun  Date: before 12th century  1.  a. a liquid suitable for swallowing  b. alcoholic beverages  2. a draft or portion of liquid  3. excessive consumption of alcoholic beverages he took to ~ when his business failed  4. a sizable body of water — used with the landed in the ~