Nik Taylor wrote:
>
> Eric Christopherson wrote:
> > What dialect of English is this? I've never heard of "drink" being
> > used that way outside of this list.
>
> What do you mean?  Do you "drink" medicine?  Would you say that someone
> can "drink" poison, or soup, or cigarettes, or anything other than
> beverages, like water, soda, alcohol, etc.?  I've always heard it used
> in the way I've defined, "substances intended to be taken for sustaining
> life".

WordNet says:

Overview of verb drink

The verb drink has 5 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)

1. drink, imbibe -- (take in liquids)

2. drink, booze, fuddle -- (consume alcohol;
   "We were up drinking all night")

3. toast, drink, pledge, salute -- (propose a toast to; "Let
   us toast the birthday girl!" "Let's drink to the New Year")

4. drink in, drink -- (be fascinated or spell-bound by;
   pay close attention to; "The mother drink in every
   word of her son on the stage")

5. drink, tope -- (drink alcohol; be an alcoholic;
   "The husband drinks and beats his wife")

Overview of noun drink

The noun drink has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)

1. drink -- (a single serving of a beverage; "I asked for
   a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner")

2. drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence --
   (the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess;
   "drink was his downfall")

3. beverage, drink, drinkable, potable -- (any liquid
   suitable for drinking: "may I take your beverage order?")

4. drink -- ((informal) any large deep body of water;
   "he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued")

5. alcohol, alcoholic beverage, drink, intoxicant,
   inebriant -- (a liquor or brew containing alcohol
   as the active agent; "alcohol (or drink) ruined him")

6. swallow, drink, deglutition -- (the act of swallowing;
   "one swallow of the liquid was enough"; "he took a
   drink of his beer and smacked his lips")

(Just thought I'd try to get people interested in using
WordNet for conlang purposes; hope y'all drank it in.)