hard liquor
Synonym of liquor: a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol contentSynonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
» My father doesn't drink hard liquor.
Vater trinkt keine Spirituosen.
Мой отец не пьёт крепкий алкоголь.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
Various hard liquors have become cultural touchstones, as bourbon in Kentucky, vodka in Russia, and baijiu in China.
- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Examples
2 sentencesMy father doesn't drink hard liquor.
ruМой отец не пьёт крепкий алкоголь. — sharptoothed
deVater trinkt keine Spirituosen. — xtofu80
I'm giving up hard liquor.
Origin
Clarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of appliClarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of application to many liquids and remains polysemous regarding distilled alcoholic drinks versus nondistilled ones (such as beer and wine).
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Forms
plural: hard liquors| Singular | hard liquor |
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Synonyms
8 synonyms- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented:liquorspiritsboozehard drinkJohn Barleycornstrong drink
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable