a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.

any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables.

Pharmacology . solution ( def. 6 ) .

a solution of a substance, esp. a concentrated one used in the industrial arts.

Informal . to furnish or ply with liquor to drink (often fol. by up ).

Informal . to drink large quantities of liquor (often fol. by up ).

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alcohol , aqua vitae , booze * , broth , decoction , drinkable , elixir , extract , firewater , fluid , hard stuff , inebriant , infusion , intoxicant , liquid , moonshine * , poison * , potable , sauce * , solvent , spirits , stock , the bottle , whiskeynotes:liqueur is essentially the same word as liquor (from latin) , though the words have different meanings - liqueur is a strong highly flavored , often sweetened , alcoholic drink while liquor is an alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than fermentation (which would be beer , wine) , beverage , ale , beer , bitters , booze , bourbon , brandy , brew , cocktail , cordial , drink , gin , grog , hooch , lager , moonshine , rum , rye , saki , scotch , stout , vodka , whiskey , wine