ETYM Old Eng. licour, licur, Old Fren. licur, French liqueur, from Latin liquor, from liquere to be liquid. Related to Liquid, Liqueur.
1. A liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process.
2. Distilled rather than fermented; SYN. spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink.
3. The liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked; SYN. pot liquor.
Stoff in einem Aggregatzustand zw. dem festen und dem gasförmigen. Die F. unterscheidet sich vom Feststoff durch geringere Dichte und größere Beweglichkeit der Moleküle, vom Gas durch Volumenkonstanz.
1. To dress (as leather) with oil or grease
2. To make drunk with alcoholic liquor — usually used with up
3. To drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess — usually used with up