Intoxicating liquor; alcoholic drinks generally. Also: spec. drink with a high alcohol content, especially spirits.

slang. A kind of strong drink (not identified). Also more fully ipse he. Obsolete.

Something that knocks one down; something overpowering; e.g. strong liquor. slang.

A type of strong ale. Cf. hogen mogen, adj. 2. Now rare (historical in later use).

= knock-down, n. 1a.

Originally North American. Strong alcoholic drink, often of a particular type (see quots.), esp. whisky or beer. Sometimes with a preceding word…

Originally U.S. Strong or intoxicating alcoholic liquor, esp. whisky or rum. Cf. hot water, n. 2.

(a) lightning in the form of a continuous flash, forked lightning; also as a type of something extremely fast (and dangerous); (b) a raw brand of…

(slang): (a) a single toss used to decide an issue; hence in Tennis, a game played to break a tie; also in general sporting use (usually attributive…

slang (originally and chiefly U.S.). Strong alcoholic drink; hard spirits. Cf. hard stuff n. at hard, adj. n.compounds 4. Now rare.

strong drink.

Australian slang. (a) Strong drink, ‘stingo’; (b) a drug, spec. one administered to a racehorse in the form of an injection.

= strong drink, n. 1. rare.

slang. Any cheap or strong alcoholic drink, esp. liquor.

In extended use: something which has a stimulating or energizing effect; spec. a strong alcoholic drink.