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When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied.
John Woolman

Meaning of "strong drink" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STRONG DRINK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STRONG DRINK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Strong drink is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES STRONG DRINK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of strong drink in the English dictionary

The definition of strong drink in the dictionary is alcoholic drink.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STRONG DRINK

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strong-arm
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strong-minded
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strongbox
stronghold
strongish

WORDS THAT END LIKE STRONG DRINK

after-dinner drink
bedtime drink
brink
cool drink
diet drink
drink
energy drink
fruit drink
health drink
ice rink
lemon drink
long drink
meat and drink
outdrink
overdrink
rink
shrink
soft drink
sports drink
the drink

Synonyms and antonyms of strong drink in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «strong drink» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STRONG DRINK

Find out the translation of strong drink to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of strong drink from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «strong drink» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

浓酒
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sidra
570 millions of speakers

English

strong drink
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मदिरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مسكرا
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

крепкий напиток
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bebida forte
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শক্তিশালী পানীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

boisson forte
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Minuman keras
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

starkes Getränk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

強い酒
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

독주
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Minuman keras
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

rượu mạnh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வலுவான பானம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मजबूत पेय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Güçlü içki
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cervogia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

mocny trunek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

міцний напій
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

băutură tare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ισχυρή ποτό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sterk drank
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

starka drycker
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sterk drikk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of strong drink

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STRONG DRINK»

The term «strong drink» is quite widely used and occupies the 54.824 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STRONG DRINK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about strong drink

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3 QUOTES WITH «STRONG DRINK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word strong drink.
1
Caroline M. Nichols Churchill
If men had to do their vile work without the assistance of woman and the stimulant of strong drink they would be obliged to be more divine and less brutal.
2
Elvis Presley
I'll never feel comfortable taking a strong drink, and I'll never feel easy smoking a cigarette. I just don't think those things are right for me.
3
John Woolman
When men take pleasure in feeling their minds elevated with strong drink, and so indulge their appetite as to disorder their understandings, neglect their duty as members of a family or civil society, and cast off all regard to religion, their case is much to be pitied.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STRONG DRINK»

Discover the use of strong drink in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to strong drink and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Strong Drink: The Curse and the Cure (1877)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
T S Arthur, 2010
2
Strong Drink and Tobacco Smoke: The Structure, Growth, and ...
From these three plants, then, we get our " strong drink," and it is a remarkable circumstance, that to use them in the manufacture of our beer, as in brewing, or of our whisky, the distilled spirit, we have to begin where Nature does — to grow the  ...
Henry Paul Prescott, 1870
3
Strong drink, strong language
The author recalls the rites of passage that highlighted his becoming a young man--from learning to ride a bicycle to winning an athletic prize to talking frankly with his father
John Jenkins Espey, 1990
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Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong ...
THE MONSTER, STRONG DRINK. There are two remarkable passages in a very old book, known as the Proverbs of Solomon, which cannot be read too often, nor pondered too deeply. Let us quote them here: 1. "Wine is amocker, strong ...
T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur, 2012
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Grappling with the Monster
The instances going to show that men were not cured of the appetite for strong drink in a moment of time by prayer and faith, were too many and too sorrowful not to force this conviction upon the mind of every thoughtful and observant ...
Timothy Shay Arthur
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Get Wisdom
slave to his own passions, and lusts, including a taste for strong drink. Some commentators, making concessions to the world, and to a worldly church, say it means, "The king must not drink wine or strong drink to excess." However, the Lord ...
Ernest Verity, 2003
7
Some thoughts concerning education
John Locke, John Milton. and increased It is convenient for health and sobriety, to drink no more than natural thirst requires ; and he that eats not salt meats, nor drinks strong drink, will seldom thirst between meals, unless he has been ...
John Locke, John Milton, 1830
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Works
Whereas several expressions in the word have also a contrary sense, so also hath wine, in which sense it signifies the false principle derived from evil, as in Isaiah, " Wo to them that rise early in " the morning, and follow strong drink, that tarry ...
Emanuel Swedenborg, 1812
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The Scottish Pulpit
On the contrary, the use of strong drink is every where condemned, under penalties of the most awful character. To this prohibition there are only two exceptions. The first occurs in Deut. xiv. 26, where the ceremonial law permitted the pious ...
‎1836
10
Bioletti Pamphlet Collection on Temperance
31 : 6, kings and princes are forbidden to drink wine and strong drink ; see v. 4. Of course, the same drink is in view, both in vs. 4 and 6 ; consequently it is not medicated wine for criminals, for kings and princes would not need a command to ...
‎1830

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STRONG DRINK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term strong drink is used in the context of the following news items.
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Shops asked to join ban on cheap strong booze
Harpans Express in Queens Road and Londis in Southchurch Road are both no longer selling cheap, strong drink. Harpans Express manager Harry Singh said: ... «Echo, Jan 15»
2
Strong drink 'too cheap' to ignore, Scottish government argues
Alcohol as cheap as 20p a unit proves minimum pricing is needed to combat Scotland's relationship with drink, according to the health secretary. Alex Neil said a ... «BBC News, Feb 14»
3
What Does the Bible Teach about Drinking Alcohol?
God allowed old covenant Israel to turn their rejoicing tithe into “strong drink” and consume it before him (Dt. 14:26). “Strong drink” here likely included the higher ... «Patheos, Sep 13»
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Californication Season 6: Episode 1 Clip - A Really Strong Drink
Californication Season 6: Episode 1 Clip - A Really Strong Drink. Showtime. SubscribeSubscribedUnsubscribe 222,267. Loading... Loading... Working... Add to ... «YouTube, Jan 13»
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Greg Laurie: Is It Acceptable for Christians to Drink?
"John gives us a good model for life: he drank neither wine nor strong drink. Personally, I don't drink at all," Laurie states. "That is due, to some degree, to coming ... «Christian Post, Dec 12»
6
Judaism and alcohol
Clearly consumption of strong drink is a powerful part of contemporary Jewish life. ... on Simchat Torah we drink to be happy with the Torah and then there is the ... «Ynetnews, Mar 11»
7
Top 10 Ridiculously Strong Drinks
Top 10 Ridiculously Strong Drinks. The state of New York recently announced a ban on Four Loko, a caffeinated alcoholic beverage, after multiple reports of ... «TIME, Nov 10»

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