Drinking meaning : To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. (metonymic) To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.). To consume alcoholic beverages. To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe. To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see. To smoke, as tobacco. An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.