tipple

  • 11tipple — I UK [ˈtɪp(ə)l] / US noun [countable] Word forms tipple : singular tipple plural tipples informal an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly II UK [ˈtɪp(ə)l] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms tipple : present tense I/you/we/they tipple… …

    English dictionary

  • 12tipple — [[t]tɪ̱p(ə)l[/t]] tipples N COUNT: usu supp N A person s tipple is the alcoholic drink that they usually drink. [mainly BRIT, INFORMAL] My favourite tipple is a glass of port …

    English dictionary

  • 13tipple — I. verb (tippled; tippling) Etymology: back formation from obsolete tippler alehouse keeper, from Middle English tipler Date: 1560 intransitive verb to drink liquor especially by habit or to excess transitive verb to drink (liquor) especially… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 14tipple — tipple1 /tip euhl/, v., tippled, tippling, n. v.i. 1. to drink intoxicating liquor, esp. habitually or to some excess. v.t. 2. to drink (intoxicating liquor), esp. repeatedly, in small quantities. n. 3. intoxicating liquor. [1490 1500; back… …

    Universalium

  • 15tipple — tip|ple [ˈtıpəl] n informal sb s favourite tipple someone s favourite alcoholic drink …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 16tipple — tip|ple1 [ tıpl ] noun count INFORMAL an alcoholic drink that you drink regularly tipple tip|ple 2 [ tıpl ] verb intransitive INFORMAL to drink alcohol …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 17tipple —    an intoxicating drink    Probably, despite its venerable ancestry, from tip, which meant beer:     Helpers had brought in the drinks and bits. Do dig into the tipple, said Serena. (Bradbury, 1976)    A tippler, who today drinks alcohol to… …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 18tipple — noun informal especially BrE favourite tipple someone s favourite alcoholic drink …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19tipple — I tip•ple [[t]ˈtɪp əl[/t]] v. pled, pling, n. 1) to drink liquor, esp. to excess 2) to drink (liquor), esp. repeatedly and in small quantities 3) liquor; alcohol • Etymology: 1490–1500; back formation from ME tipeler tapster, bartender =tipel tap …

    From formal English to slang

  • 20tipple — [c]/ˈtɪpəl / (say tipuhl) verb (tippled, tippling) –verb (t) 1. to drink (wine, spirits, etc.), especially repeatedly, in small quantities. –verb (i) 2. to drink alcoholic drink, especially habitually or to some excess. –noun 3. intoxicating… …

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