liquor Meaning, Definition & Usage

noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; spirits; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
noun a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- waste liquors
noun the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
pot likker; pot liquor.

OE. licour, licur, OF. licur, F. liqueur, fr. L. liquor, fr. liquere to be liquid. See Liquid, and cf. Liqueur.

Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.
Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc.
(Pharm.) A solution of a medicinal substance in water; -- distinguished from tincture and aqua. ✍ The U. S. Pharmacopoeia includes, in this class of preparations, all aqueous solutions without sugar, in which the substance acted on is wholly soluble in water, excluding those in which the dissolved matter is gaseous or very volatile, as in the aquæ or waters. U. S. Disp.

imperfect & past participle Liquored ; present participle & verbal noun Liquoring

To supply with liquor. R.
To grease. Obs. Bacon.
Liquor fishermen's boots. Shak.
liquored up. intoxicated by liquor