liquor

Meanings

Noun

• A liquid, a fluid.
• A drinkable liquid.
• A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
• A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
• Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
• In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
• A liquid in which something has been steeped.

Verb

• To drink liquor, usually to excess.
• To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
• To grease.

Origin

• From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor ("fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid"), from liqueo; see liquid. liqueur.