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Definition

In or into a body of water.

Under the influence of an intoxicating beverage.

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In Context

  • ""I'm broke. I came down here wondering whether I'd better throw myself in the drink.""
  • ""I've been in the drink," and he related the tale of his recent adventures. "Your raftsman saved my life.""
  • "When it comes to cameras, the only thing worse than dropping one on the ground is dropping one in the drink."
  • "[H]e ain't so bad neither, when he's not in the drink. He's sorry he hit me now.""
  • ""It's no place for the loike o' yez," she said. "An' it black noight, an' men and women wild in the drink; an' Pat Harrigan insoide bloind an' mad in liquor.""
  • ""I cannot tell what I may have done in the drink. I may even have told his name, though I remember nothing about it!""