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alcohol
drinks that contain alcohol – used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks:
• We’re not allowed to serve alcohol to people under 18. • low-alcohol wines (= not containing a lot of alcohol ) • He doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke.
drink
British English alcoholic drinks. Drink is more informal than alcohol:
• Police officers smelled drink and breath-tested him. • He blamed drink for the violence.
liquor
American English drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks:
• The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other. • a liquor store • He got used to drinking hard liquor (= strong alcoholic drinks ) at an early age.
booze
informal alcoholic drinks:
• The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while. • He tried to buy booze with a stolen credit card.
spirits
especially British English strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky or brandy:
• We serve a wide range of wines, beers, and spirits.
the hard stuff
spoken informal strong alcoholic drinks:
• He enjoyed a drop of the hard stuff (= he liked strong alcoholic drinks ) .
alcopops
British English sweet fizzy drinks with alcohol in them:
• The report showed that alcopops were the most popular drink for 17-year-olds.
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noun ADJ. excess/excessive the dangers of excessive alcohol | pure Is it possible for cars to run on pure alcohol? QUANT. drop, unit You need to be careful how many units of alcohol you drink in a week. | level The driver had more than the permitted level of alcohol in his blood. VERB + ALCOHOL consume, drink | avoid, keep off, not touch, stay off I haven't touched a drop of alcohol for three weeks. | abuse (formal) Most drinkers do not abuse alcohol at all. ALCOHOL + NOUN content, level It can take a long time for blood alcohol levels to fall. | consumption, intake, use | abuse, addiction, misuse | problem People can find it hard to admit they have an alcohol problem. PHRASES low alcohol (= containing very little alcohol) a low alcohol beer
Oxford Collocations Dictionary