Tipple
11tipple — I UK [ˈtɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms tipple : singular tipple plural tipples informal an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly II UK [ˈtɪp(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tipple : present tense I/you/we/they tipple… …
12tipple — [[t]tɪ̱p(ə)l[/t]] tipples N COUNT: usu supp N A person s tipple is the alcoholic drink that they usually drink. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] My favourite tipple is a glass of port …
13tipple — I. verb (tippled; tippling) Etymology: back formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler Date: 1560 intransitive verb to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess transitive verb to drink (liquor) especially… …
14tipple — tipple1 /tip euhl/, v., tippled, tippling, n. v.i. 1. to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess. v.t. 2. to drink (intoxicating liquor), esp. repeatedly, in small quantities. n. 3. intoxicating liquor. [1490 1500; back… …
15tipple — tip|ple [ˈtıpəl] n informal sb s favourite tipple someone s favourite alcoholic drink …
16tipple — tip|ple1 [ tıpl ] noun count INFORMAL an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly tipple tip|ple 2 [ tıpl ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to drink alcohol …
17tipple — an intoxicating drink Probably, despite its venerable ancestry, from tip, which meant beer: Helpers had brought in the drinks and bits. Do dig into the tipple, said Serena. (Bradbury, 1976) A tippler, who today drinks alcohol to… …
18tipple — noun informal especially BrE favourite tipple someone s favourite alcoholic drink …
19tipple — I tip•ple [[t]ˈtɪp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to drink liquor, esp. to excess 2) to drink (liquor), esp. repeatedly and in small quantities 3) liquor; alcohol • Etymology: 1490–1500; back formation from ME tipeler tapster, bartender =tipel tap …
20tipple — [c]/ˈtɪpəl / (say tipuhl) verb (tippled, tippling) –verb (t) 1. to drink (wine, spirits, etc.), especially repeatedly, in small quantities. –verb (i) 2. to drink alcoholic drink, especially habitually or to some excess. –noun 3. intoxicating… …