drunk

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For example, a driver may be stone cold sober with a drunk (and asleep) passenger in the back seat and if he gets in an accident, that's classified as a drunk-related accident.

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  1. verb Past participle of drink.
  2. adjective Intoxicated with alcoholic liquor to the point of impairment of physical and mental faculties.
  3. adjective Caused or influenced by intoxication.
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  • Still, if getting her drunk was his aim, he was in for a disappointment. —  TheFrenchCount’sPregnantBride
  • So terrific was the blow that the Mongol dropped his knife and staggered like a drunk, then fell Ham closed with a slant-eyed man who wielded a table leg. —  005 - The Pirate of the Pacific
  • In this case, sorry to say, the drunk is the US Government. —  Latest Articles
  • But a drunk was arrested last Friday for an exhibition of sorts! —  Netflash
  • Getting her drunk is a basic trick but not advisable becoz she can claim it was rape later —  Zimbabwe Telegraph and ZimDaily Forums
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Used in the same contextWord Family

drunk:   drinking ·  drink ·  drinks ·  drank
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