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everclear en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (US) audio

Etymology

From a brand name, from ever + clear.

Meanings

1. (US, dated, humorous, qualifier:genericized trademark, uncountable) Any home-brewed distilled grain alcohol, especially one with a very high concentration of alcohol (such as 90-some percent, that is, 180-some proof); but generally not one rife with impurities or adulterants.
   • Near-synonyms: white lightning, moonshine, mountain dew; rectified spirit, neutral spirit, neutral alcohol

Coordinates

red-eye · rotgut · hooch

Hypernyms

strong drink · liquor · drink · hard drink · spirits · beverage · hard liquor · booze

Relateds

paint thinner · alcohol poisoning

Synonyms

jet fuel · rectified spirit · neutral spirit · white lightning · neutral alcohol · mountain dew · moonshine