# drank

Pronunciation: say "DRANK" /dɹæŋk/

## Verb

1. Past tense of drink. — simple past of drink
   - Simple: Past tense of drink. Use it for the past.
   - _He drank his coffee black every morning before the commute._
   - _The travelers drank deeply from the cold mountain stream._

## Noun

2. A drink, usually an alcoholic one. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A drink, most often one that has alcohol in it.
   - _He poured himself a drank after the long shift ended._
   - _Grab a drank and come sit with us by the fire._
4. Dextromethorphan, a cough-suppressant drug, especially when taken recreationally for its effects. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A drug found in some cough medicines that some people take to get high.
   - _Counselors warned the students about the dangers of taking drank._
   - _Police suspected the stolen cough syrup was being turned into drank._

## Verb

3. Past participle of drink. Now nonstandard: standard English uses drunk. *(obsolete)* — past participle of drink
   - Simple: Past participle of drink. It is nonstandard today: standard English uses drunk after have, has or had.

## Origin

**Meanings 2, 4** — A pronunciation spelling of "drink".
**Meanings 1, 3** — From Middle English drank, from Old English dranc, from Proto-West Germanic *drank.

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