cold, cool, iced, refreshing
I could do with a nice cool drink.

hot, warm | milky | fizzy | low-alcohol, non-alcoholic, reduced-alcohol, soft | alcoholic | stiff, strong | diet, low-calorie | long
She took a long drink of cold water.

celebratory | welcome
You will be offered a welcome drink on arrival at the hotel.

farewell | early-evening, lunchtime | leisurely
We were enjoying a leisurely drink before dinner.

quick | quiet

round
We ordered a round of drinks while waiting for a table.

drink, have
I''ll just drink my drink then we can go. | She had a hot drink and went to bed.

sip | down, finish, knock back
He knocked back his drink in one go and ordered another one.

take
He took a drink of his beer and sat down.

go for
Would you like to go for a drink after work?

buy (sb), get (sb), offer (sb), order (sb)
Can I buy you a drink?

pour (sb), serve (sb)
He poured himself a stiff drink to calm his nerves.

spike
The robbers spiked his drink before taking his wallet and passport.

drive sb to
Her money problems drove her to drink (= made her start drinking a lot of alcohol).

turn to
After his wife died, he turned to drink.

drinks party
We''ve been invited to a drinks party.

drinks cabinet/cupboard
She took a bottle from the drinks cabinet.

problem
She suspected her boss had a drink problem.

in a/the ~
Do you want ice in your drink?

~ of
I''ll have a drink of milk, please.

greedily
I pulled the ring-top from the can and drank greedily.

down, up
He filled a cup with water and drank it down in one gulp. | Drink up, and let''s go home.

get yourself sth to, find sth to, have sth to
Go and get yourself something to eat and drink.

from
He drank from a tumbler.

through
drinking lemonade through a straw

eat and drink

excessively, heavily, to excess, too much
He''s been drinking heavily since he lost his job.

in moderation, moderately, sensibly
One way of persuading people to drink sensibly is to provide good-tasting alternatives with less alcohol.

steadily
She had been drinking steadily since the early morning.

drink and drive
The campaign aims to persuade people not to drink and drive.

drink like a fish
(= drink a lot) Simon was drinking like a fish that evening.

drink yourself to death
He knew that he was probably drinking himself to death.