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Meaning of 'drunk' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Drunk
- of Drink
2 . Drunk [ a.]
- Intoxicated with, or as with, strong drink; inebriated; drunken; -- never used attributively, but always predicatively; as, the man is drunk (not, a drunk man).
- Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
3 . Drunk [ n.]
- A drunken condition; a spree.
4 . Drunk [ p. p.]
- of Drink

Meaning of 'drunk' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . drunk [ a]
Meaning (1):
- stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
Example in sentence:
  • a noisy crowd of intoxicated sailors;
  • helplessly inebriated
2 . drunk [ s]
Meaning (2):
- as if under the influence of alcohol
Example in sentence:
  • drunk with excitement;
  • felt intoxicated by her success

Nearby Words:

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