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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

hold one's drink en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hold one's liquor.
    • When Laws asked how he could hold his drink, Le Vell provoked mirth in the public gallery by recounting how he had once taken part in a programme intended to test the effects of alcohol and people's ability behind the wheel of a car. 2013 September 10, Nigel Bunyan, “Michael Le Vell acquittal leaves actor vindicated but deeply wounded”, in The Guardian:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
held one's drink Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
held one's drink Tense=Past lexicographic
holds one's drink Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
holding one's drink Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Synonyms

hold one's liquor