liquor

Strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky, vodka, or rum.

• He never drinks liquor.
• The store sells wine and liquor.
• They bought two bottles of liquor for the party.

Similar words: spirits, hard alcohol

Common phrases: hard liquor, liquor store, drink liquor

The liquid left after cooking meat or vegetables in water.

• Save the liquor from the beans.
• The cooking liquor gives the soup more flavor.
• She strained the liquor before adding it to the sauce.

Similar words: cooking liquid, broth, stock

Common phrases: cooking liquor, vegetable liquor, reserve the liquor

To put oil or grease on something.

• They liquor the leather with oil.
• The worker liquored the hide before stretching it.
• These boots need to be liquored again.

How to use it: liquor something with something (The craftsman liquored the leather with oil.)

Similar words: oil, grease

Common phrases: liquor the leather, liquor something with oil

To drink too much strong alcohol.

• They liquored all evening.
• He would liquor up after work.
• The men had liquored heavily before the argument.

Similar words: drink heavily, booze

Common phrases: liquor up, liquor all evening