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The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids. As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages (as both a verb and a noun). Drink is also slang for a body of water, such as an ocean or a water hazard on a golf course (e.g. "He hit that one into the drink."). To drink in is also used metaphorically, as in to drink in the scenery.
A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption. Beverages almost always largely consist of water. Water is essential for living, significantly more so than food. Death will usually occur after 1 week without any liquids but humans have been known to survive some months without food. Drinks often consumed include:
Drinking
Drinking is the act of consuming a liquid through the mouth. Water is required for many of life's physiological processes, and excess or decreased water intake is associated with health problems. "Drinking" may refer specifically to the ingestion of alcohol depending on the context in which the term is used. |
 A lion drinking water.
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