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TIPPLE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

Example:

they served beer on draft

Synonyms:

draft; draught; potation; tipple

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("tipple" is a kind of...):

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "tipple"):

quaff (a hearty draft)

Derivation:

tipple (drink moderately but regularly)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drink moderately but regularly

Example:

We tippled the cognac

Synonyms:

bib; tipple

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "tipple" is one way to...):

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

tipple (a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg)

tippler (someone who drinks liquor repeatedly in small quantities)

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