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🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

शराब

Pronunciation / Transliteration: sharab

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Booze/buːz/
nounverbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उन्होंने पार्टी के लिए बहुत शराब खरीदी।"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Alcoholic liquor or beverages, typically consumed for intoxication.

    "They brought plenty of food and booze for the weekend camping trip."
As verb
  1. 1

    To drink alcohol, especially in large quantities or to excess.

    "He spent the entire weekend holed up in the pub boozing with his friends."
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Synonyms (3)
Antonyms & Contrasting Words (1)

Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating in the 14th century from Middle English 'bousen', meaning to drink deeply, which likely derived from Middle Low German 'būsen'. Over the centuries, the term shifted from a general verb for heavy drinking into a widely recognized colloquial noun for alcoholic beverages.

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