Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hold one's liquor

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.84 in modern English

Syllables: hold one's liquor
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

1

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

Example Sentences

"Just because a person is descended from hard-drinking ancestors is no sign that he can "hold his liquor" better than others."
"Sandy Marsh didn't hold her liquor particularly well; she could get tipsy on two glasses of red wine."
"When I first came to London and fell in with Sebastian and Evangeline, neither could hold their liquor, nor judge which glass should be their last."

Inflected Forms

holds one's liquor (present, singular) holding one's liquor (participle, present) held one's liquor (participle, past) held one's liquor (past)

Phrases

good drunk sad drunk

Frequently Paired Words

good drunk sad drunk

Synonyms

hold one's alcohol hold one's drink

Questions

What does hold one's liquor mean?: To be resistant to intoxication or to show few signs of intoxication, even after consuming a significant amount of alcohol.

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