booze Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
    hard drink; spirits; liquor; John Barleycorn; hard liquor; strong drink.
  2. verb consume alcohol
    fuddle; drink.
    • We were up drinking all night

WordNet

Booze intransitive verb
Etymology
D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Boozed present participle & verbal noun Boozing
Definitions
  1. To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple. Written also bouse, and boose. Landor.
    This is better than boozing in public houses. H. R. Haweis.
Booze noun
Definitions
  1. A carouse; a drinking. Sir W. Scott.

Webster 1913