# drunk

Pronunciation: US say "DRUNGK" /dɹʌŋk/; UK

## Adjective

1. Mentally or physically impaired by drinking too much alcohol, either on a particular occasion or habitually.
   - Simple: Affected by drinking too much alcohol, either on one occasion or often.
   - _The guests grew loud and drunk as the party wore on._
   - _He was so drunk that he could barely find his own front door._
5. Overcome with excitement or boldness, as if intoxicated.
   - Simple: Feeling so excited or bold that you almost lose control.
   - _The crowd was drunk with triumph as the final whistle blew._
   - _Drunk on early success, the founders ignored every warning sign._

## Verb

2. Past participle of drink. — past participle of drink
   - Simple: Past participle of drink. Use it after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _He had drunk too much coffee to fall asleep that night._
   - _Every drop of the punch had been drunk before midnight._
6. Dialectal simple past of drink, chiefly Southern US, used where standard English has drank. *(dialectal, Southern US)* — simple past of drink
   - Simple: Simple past of drink. Some people use this form, but 'drank' is the standard one.
   - _She drunk her tea and left without a word._
   - _We drunk straight from the stream after the long hike._

## Noun

3. A person who is drunk, or who habitually drinks too much alcohol and is often intoxicated.
   - Simple: A person who is drunk, or who drinks too much alcohol very often.
   - _Two drunks were arguing loudly outside the club._
   - _A drunk swayed against the lamppost and slid slowly to the ground._
7. A period of being drunk; a bout of heavy drinking.
   - Simple: A time when someone is drunk or drinks a lot of alcohol.
   - _After the funeral, the brothers went on a long, mournful drunk._
   - _The sailors blew their entire pay on a week-long drunk in port._

## Adverb

4. While in a state of alcoholic intoxication.
   - Simple: Done by someone who is drunk at the time.
   - _After losing his license, he promised his kids he would never drive drunk again._
   - _She sang drunk at the karaoke bar and forgot half the words._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) Soaked or saturated with moisture or liquid.

## Origin

From Middle English drunke, from Old English druncen, from Proto-Germanic *drunkanaz, the past participle of *drinkaną ("to drink"). It is related to Dutch dronken, German trunken, and Swedish drucken.

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