drink up en · VERB
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To drink completely; to finish (one's drink).
The bar's closing now, so drink up!
Another enemy of wine in the city is vibration. Again, if you plan to drink up your collection in a year or two, have no fear. Over the long haul, however, vibration can break down a good wine.
1977 January 12, “Wine Talk”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Nov 2025:A Loafe of bread was brought out, and delivered to the Sinne-eater over the corps, as also a Mazar-bowle of maple (Gossips bowle) full of beer, wᶜʰ he was to drinke up.
1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 35:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drinking up | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| drank up | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| drinks up | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| drunk up | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Translations (8)
ru допива́ть (finish one's drink) · pl wypić (finish one's drink) · sv dricka upp (finish one's drink) · pl zerować (finish one's drink) · bg допивам (finish one's drink) · ru допи́ть (finish one's drink) · bg допия (finish one's drink) · pl napić się (finish one's drink)