1 C1 informal
To provide someone with a plentiful supply of wine, often as a form of hospitality or to put them in a good mood.
"The hosts wined everyone up before the main course arrived."
separable
wine up
C1 informal separable transitive/intransitive
To supply someone generously with wine, or to become intoxicated from drinking wine.
In plain English
To give someone lots of wine to drink, or to get tipsy on wine.
What does "wine up" mean?
2 meanings, ordered from most common to least. Color-coded by CEFR level.
2 C1 informal
To become mildly intoxicated from drinking wine.
"By the time the film started, they were all nicely wined up and in a great mood."
inseparable
Literal vs figurative
Words literally mean
To fill someone up with wine — transparent.
Actually means
To give someone lots of wine to drink, or to get tipsy on wine.
Usage tip
Informal and relatively rare. Used in casual spoken English. May also refer to someone getting themselves in a wine-fuelled mood. Not found in most major dictionaries.
Words that pair with "wine up"
Natural word combinations native speakers use most often.
guests friends evening party dinner
How to conjugate "wine up"
The five tense forms you'll use most often.
Base
wine up
I/you/we/they
3rd person
wines up
he/she/it
Past simple
wined up
yesterday
Past participle
wined up
have + pp
-ing form
wining up
continuous
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