: a liquid substance: such as
a
: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage
b
: a watery solution of a drug
c
liquored; liquoring
ˈli-k(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to dress (something, such as leather) with oil or grease
2
: to make drunk with alcoholic liquor
—usually used with up
: to drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess
—usually used with up
Synonyms
Examples of liquor in a Sentence
Noun
He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor.
vodka, whiskey, and other liquors
Verb
the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting
Recent Examples on the Web
Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Saturday morning in his brother's liquor store, a gunman quickly ended that life, his family said.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Contestants are limited to one drink per night, and that drink can only be wine, prosecco or beer — not liquor.
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for liquor 
Noun
Thieves in the San Fernando Valley have been yanking ATMs out of liquor stores and emptying the pockets of taco truck workers over the last three months, and police believe there may be additional victims or suspects.
—Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2024
Saturday morning in his brother's liquor store, a gunman quickly ended that life, his family said.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2024
Verb
The work stoppage threatened the supply of everything from bananas to liquor to European luxury cars, all with the busy holiday shopping season less than two months away.
—Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Contestants are limited to one drink per night, and that drink can only be wine, prosecco or beer — not liquor.
—Francesca Gariano, Peoplemag, 12 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for liquor
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“Liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquor. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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