- hard liquor
- especially AmE noun (U) strong alcohol such as whisky
Longman dictionary of contemporary English. 2004.
hard liquor
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hard liquor — n. potent liquor such as whiskey, gin, rum, etc. □ Hard liquor makes me sick. □ Stay off of hard liquor until your stomach feels better … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
hard liquor — strong liquor (rum etc.) with 40 % alcohol The bar was serving beer, wine and several kinds of hard liquor … English idioms
hard liquor — noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented • Syn: ↑liquor, ↑spirits, ↑booze, ↑hard drink, ↑John Barleycorn, ↑strong drink • Derivationally related forms: ↑boozy ( … Useful english dictionary
hard liquor — спиртной напиток alcoholic liquor спиртной напиток spirituous liquor спиртной напиток shanty liquor напитки, продающиеся в пивной the liquor traffic торговля спиртными напитками … English-Russian travelling dictionary
hard liquor — alcoholic beverage with an alcohol content of more than 22.5 percent (such as gin, whiskey, rum, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
hard — [härd] adj. [ME < OE heard, akin to Ger hart < IE base * kar , hard > Gr karyon, nut, kratos, strength] 1. not easily dented, pierced, cut, or crushed; resistant to pressure; firm and unyielding to the touch; rigid; solid and compact 2.… … English World dictionary
hard — (adj.) O.E. heard solid, firm, not soft, also severe, rigorous, cruel, from P.Gmc. *hardu (Cf. O.S., Du. hard, O.N. harðr hard, O.H.G. harto extremely, very, Ger. hart, Goth. hardus hard ), from PIE *kortu , (Cf. Gk. kratos … Etymology dictionary
Liquor store — The interior of a liquor store in Breckenridge, Colorado. Contents … Wikipedia
liquor — noun (esp. AmE) ADJECTIVE ▪ alcoholic (BrE), hard, intoxicating (BrE), strong ▪ I don t drink hard liquor any more. ▪ It is an offence to sell intoxicating liquor to anyone under the age of 18 … Collocations dictionary
