: a liquid substance: such as
a
: a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage
b
: a watery solution of a drug
c
liquored; liquoring
ˈli-k(ə-)riŋ 
1
: to dress (something, such as leather) with oil or grease
2
: to make drunk with alcoholic liquor
—usually used with up
: to drink alcoholic liquor especially to excess
—usually used with up
Synonyms
Examples of liquor in a Sentence
Noun
He drinks beer and wine, but he doesn't drink any hard liquor.
vodka, whiskey, and other liquors
Recent Examples on the Web
Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Under the county’s bill, dispensaries must be at least 2,000 feet from any liquor store and at least 1,000 feet from another cannabis dispensary or micro dispensary.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The $1 million winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in Queens, the New York Lottery said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The woman, identified by family as Janet Young, 62, was out turning in some lottery tickets at a liquor store, her niece, Priscilla Long, told McClatchy News in an April 8 phone interview.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The Shelton, Connecticut firm services the alcoholic beverage industry and uses NIQ data tracking retail sales at supermarkets, convenience and select liquor stores.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Hualien resident Hong Changyi told CNN that his liquor store was in one of the buildings felled by the quake.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The hotel’s liquor license is currently held by Ensey, but is only valid through Aug. 28.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
Nearly half of the country bans liquor sales on Christmas Day, according to VinePair, a cocktail culture website.
—Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
Since the pandemic began, bars and other premises selling alcohol have been hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, causing sales -- and liquor tax revenues -- to plummet in the world's third-largest economy.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
Luxury goods was a rare outperformer led by Hong Kong listed Prada +2.65% while online education, solar, semis, auto, and liquor sub-sectors were among the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
The state’s new rules do not make changes to liquor sales.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver's licenses.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2021
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses.
—al, 8 May 2021
Chinese investors noted that a large European China mutual fund is increasing its exposure to liquor stock Kweichow Moutai.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
Noun
According to police, Turner was hanging out with a group of people outside a liquor store on East 17th Street at 14th Avenue when a black sedan pulled up and a man got out.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Apr. 2024
Under the county’s bill, dispensaries must be at least 2,000 feet from any liquor store and at least 1,000 feet from another cannabis dispensary or micro dispensary.
—Lateshia Beachum, Washington Post, 10 Apr. 2024
The $1 million winning ticket was sold at a liquor store in Queens, the New York Lottery said.
—Don Sweeney, Miami Herald, 10 Apr. 2024
The woman, identified by family as Janet Young, 62, was out turning in some lottery tickets at a liquor store, her niece, Priscilla Long, told McClatchy News in an April 8 phone interview.
—Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 8 Apr. 2024
The Shelton, Connecticut firm services the alcoholic beverage industry and uses NIQ data tracking retail sales at supermarkets, convenience and select liquor stores.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
Bars, liquor stores and restaurants can sell to-go cocktails with the proper licenses.
—Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 5 Apr. 2024
Hualien resident Hong Changyi told CNN that his liquor store was in one of the buildings felled by the quake.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
The hotel’s liquor license is currently held by Ensey, but is only valid through Aug. 28.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 3 Apr. 2024
Verb
This might be a vestige of his childhood, which was spent in a home with a teetotaling mother and a father who was raised hell-fire-and-brimstone Southern Baptist, but despite his general indifference to liquor, my dad has always kept a bottle of George Dickel in our pantry.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 25 July 2023
Nearly half of the country bans liquor sales on Christmas Day, according to VinePair, a cocktail culture website.
—Dallas News, 21 Dec. 2022
Since the pandemic began, bars and other premises selling alcohol have been hit hard by Covid-19 restrictions, causing sales -- and liquor tax revenues -- to plummet in the world's third-largest economy.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN, 18 Aug. 2022
Luxury goods was a rare outperformer led by Hong Kong listed Prada +2.65% while online education, solar, semis, auto, and liquor sub-sectors were among the worst.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 2 Aug. 2022
The state’s new rules do not make changes to liquor sales.
—Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 4 Oct. 2021
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver's licenses.
—The Salt Lake Tribune, 9 May 2021
The card that millions of people use to prove their identity to everyone from police officers to liquor store owners may soon be a thing of the past as a growing number of states develop digital driver’s licenses.
—al, 8 May 2021
Chinese investors noted that a large European China mutual fund is increasing its exposure to liquor stock Kweichow Moutai.
—Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
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“Liquor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/liquor. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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