liquored (up)

verb

past tense of liquor (up)
as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages the men liquored up at the roadhouse and then thought it would be a good idea to go hunting

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for liquored (up)
  1. drank
  2. boozed
Verb
  • On the coast, the quirky tradition that is the Hermosa Beach Ironman returned, too, as dozens of people ran, paddled and drank a six pack of suds.
    — Daily News, Daily News, 4 July 2026
  • Eighteenth-century Americans drank a staggering amount of alcohol compared to us today, so there are two important essentials for your party, both involving booze.
    — Brooke Barbier, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026
Definition of drank
Verb
  • Kara crashes in, all boozed up, having returned to a planet where their super-metabolism doesn’t work.
    — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 20 May 2026
  • Aggie is boozed enough to think this is funny rather than disturbing.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
Definition of boozed
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“Liquored (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/liquored%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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