tipple
verb
[ ˈtɪp(ə)l ]
• drink alcohol, especially habitually.
• "those who liked to tipple and gamble"
Similar:
drink alcohol,
drink,
have a drink,
indulge,
imbibe,
booze,
take a drop,
wet one's whistle,
knock something back,
hit the bottle,
take to the bottle,
crack a bottle,
bevvy,
bend one's elbow,
wassail,
tope,
swallow,
gulp (down),
guzzle,
quaff,
attack,
down,
drink up/down,
get down,
finish off,
polish off,
drain,
empty,
wash something down with,
have,
take,
partake of,
ingest,
consume,
sup,
sip,
lap,
sink,
kill,
swig,
glug,
slug,
slurp,
swill,
hit,
knock back,
dispose of,
toss off,
get outside (of),
shift,
murder,
neck,
get one's laughing gear round,
snarf,
chug,
scarf (down),
bib,
• rain heavily.
• "it was tippling down with rain"
tipple
noun
• an alcoholic drink.
• "she drank several glasses of sherry, her favourite tipple"
Similar:
alcoholic drink,
strong drink,
drink,
liquor,
intoxicant,
beverage,
liquid refreshment,
drop,
dram,
draught,
swallow,
sip,
gulp,
nip,
tot,
bracer,
chaser,
booze,
hard stuff,
hooch,
poison,
tincture,
libation,
swig,
slug,
glug,
swill,
snifter,
quaff,
Origin:
late 15th century (in the sense ‘sell (alcoholic drink) by retail’): back-formation from tippler1.
