liquor
gb/lˈɪkɚ/ us/lˈɪkɚ/
B1
English
~ 4900
tömény ital, rövidital, égetett szesz, oldat, főzőlé, lé
NOUN
B1
1
Usage pattern:
drink [liquor]
He poured himself a glass of liquor after dinner.
Vacsora után töltött magának egy pohárka töményet.
The store sells beer, wine, and liquor.
A boltban sört, bort és tömény italokat árulnak.
Some countries have strict laws about selling liquor.
Learner examples
This bar sells many kinds of liquor.
Ebben a bárban sokféle tömény ital kapható.
He drank too much liquor last night.
Tegnap este túl sok töményet ivott.
Liquor is stronger than beer.
Common mistake:
Learners sometimes confuse 'liquor' with 'liqueur'. Liqueur is a sweet, flavored alcoholic drink, while liquor is a general term for strong distilled alcohol.
Meaning
Strong alcoholic drink
Collocations
hard liquor
|liquor store
|liquor license
|bottle of liquor
|liquor cabinet
Synonyms
spirit (A common synonym, often used in formal or commercial contexts to refer to distilled alcohol.)
Antonyms
non-alcoholic beverage (Refers to drinks without any alcohol content.)
Themes
food
|daily life
|leisure
|food_drink
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Definition
A strong drink with alcohol, made in a special way called distilling.
A strong alcoholic beverage made by distilling fermented ingredients, such as whiskey, vodka, or rum.
NOUN
C1
TECHNICAL
2
The vegetables were drained and the cooking liquor was saved for soup.
A zöldségeket leszűrték, a főzőlevet pedig félretették a leveshez.
The pulp is soaked in a chemical liquor during the paper-making process.
A papírgyártás során a pépet vegyszeres oldatban áztatják.
The recipe calls for straining the liquor from the beans.
Learner examples
Save the cooking liquor for later.
Tedd félre a főzőlevet későbbre.
The beans are cooked in a salty liquor.
A babot sós lében főzik.
The factory uses a special liquor to clean the metal.
Common mistake:
Learners may not realize this meaning is unrelated to alcohol and may misinterpret recipes or technical texts.
Meaning
Liquid with dissolved material
Collocations
vegetable liquor
|boiling liquor
|cooking liquor
Synonyms
solution (A broader scientific term for any liquid mixture where substances are dissolved.)
Antonyms
pure solvent (A liquid without any dissolved substances.)
Themes
science
|cooking
|food_drink
|work
Definition
A liquid that has other things mixed into it.
A liquid that contains substances dissolved in it, often used in industrial or cooking processes.
Grammar
Dictionary form
liquor
IPA
GB/lˈɪkɚ/
US/lˈɪkɚ/
Syllables & stress
li - quor (2 syllables)
Stress on 1st syllable (li)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: liquor
- Plural: liquor, liquores, liquors
Word family
Expressions
liquor up
1/lˈɪkɚ ˈʌp/
phrasal verb
informal
Drink alcohol heavily
To drink a lot of alcohol, often to get drunk.
Examples
- They liquored up before heading to the party.
- He spent the evening liquoring up with old friends.
under the influence of liquor
1/ˈʌndɚ ðə ˈɪnfluəns əv lˈɪkɚ/
fixed phrase
Drunk from alcohol
Drunk after drinking alcohol.
Examples
- The driver was arrested for being under the influence of liquor.
- He spoke loudly under the influence of liquor.