: a liquid substance: such as
a
: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage
b
: a watery solution of a drug
c
liquored; liquoring
ˈli-k(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to dress (something, such as leather) with oil or grease
2
: to make drunk with alcoholic liquor
—usually used with up
: to drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess
—usually used with up
Synonyms
Examples of liquor in a Sentence
Noun
He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor.
vodka, whiskey, and other liquors
Recent Examples on the Web
Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars and restaurants under a series of measures unveiled Thursday.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
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Noun
After feeling lucky while driving home from dinner, the woman stopped at a liquor store in Delmar to buy scratch-off tickets, the Maryland Lottery said in a Thursday, April 25, news release.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 25 Apr. 2024
New York would expand access to booze by allowing movie theaters to sell liquor and continuing to let people buy takeout cocktails from bars and restaurants under a series of measures unveiled Thursday.
—Maysoon Khan, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
See all Example Sentences for liquor
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“Liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquor. Accessed 3 May. 2024.
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