The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids. As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages (as both a verb and a noun). Drink is also slang for a body of water, such as an ocean or a water hazard on a golf course (e.g. "He hit that one into the drink."). To drink in is also used metaphorically, as in to drink in the scenery.

A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption. Beverages almost always largely consist of water. Water is essential for living, significantly more so than food. Death will usually occur after 1 week without any liquids but humans have been known to survive some months without food. Drinks often consumed include:

• Water
  • tap water
  • bottled water
• Juice
  • fruit juices
  • vegetable juices
• Soft drinks
  • Aguas frescas
  • Lemonade
  • Orange drink
  • Carbonated drinks
    • Carbonated water
    • Cola, both generic and brand name
    • Ginger ale
    • Irn Bru
    • Root beer, Sarsaparilla
    • Cream soda
    • Dandelion and burdock
  • Squash, a fruit-flavoured syrup diluted with water.
• Sports drinks
• Infusions
  • Coffee
  • Tea
• Dairy drinks
  • Almond milk
  • chocolate milk
  • egg nog
  • milkshake
  • milk
  • Horchata
  • yogurt drink
• Alcoholic beverages
• Cocktails - mixed drinks
• Hot beverages, for example coffee, tea, hot chocolate, hot cider, cappuccino
• Pearl milk tea, a.k.a. Bubble Tea, is a Chinese tea drink popular in many parts of the world.

Some substances may either be called food or drink, and accordingly be eaten with a spoon or drunk, depending on solid ingredients in it and on how thick it is, and on preference:

• Soup
• Yogurt

Hot beverages like coffee can cause scalding when drunk before cooling, or spilled. See McDonald's coffee case.

See also

• Drinking
• Food
• Nutrition
• List of cocktails

External links

• DrinkSwap.com 10,000+Drink Recipes