liquor up
B2 informal separable both
In simple words
To drink a lot of alcohol, or to get someone else drunk.
Literal meaning: To fill up with liquor — transparent.
Meanings
1 B2 informal
To drink a large amount of alcohol, especially to the point of being drunk.
"They liquored up before the party and arrived already in high spirits."
Grammar: inseparable
2 B2 informal
To give someone a large amount of alcohol, intentionally making them drunk.
"They liquored him up before breaking the bad news, thinking it would soften the blow."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Chiefly North American informal speech. Can be used reflexively ('he liquored himself up') or transitively ('they liquored her up'). The transitive use with a person can imply manipulation or coercion and should be noted carefully. 'Likker up' is a dialectal spelling variant.
Commonly used with
crowd guests courage party night celebration
Forms
Base
liquor up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
liquors up
he/she/it
Past simple
liquored up
yesterday
Past participle
liquored up
have + pp
-ing form
liquoring up
continuous
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