liquor up

verb

To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.

“Apparently his best idea for persuading someone is to get them liquored up and then wear them down.”

Meanings

verbliquor up (third-person singular simple present liquors up, present participle liquoring up, simple past and past participle liquored up)

present singular third person liquors up · participle present liquoring up · participle past liquored up · past liquored up

  1. informaltransitiveTo cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.

    Apparently his best idea for persuading someone is to get them liquored up and then wear them down.

  2. informalintransitiveTo drink liquor, usually to excess.

Synonyms & antonyms

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