boozing : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: boozing	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for boozing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
boozing n the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall" Synonym(s): drink, drinking, boozing, drunkenness, crapulence
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Booze \Booze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Boozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Boozing}.] [D. buizen; akin to G. bausen, and perh. fr. D. buis tube, channel, bus box, jar.] 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.