The difference between Alcohol and Drink

When used as nouns, alcohol means any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-oh), whereas drink means a beverage.

Drink is also verb with the meaning: to consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

check bellow for the other definitions of Alcohol and Drink

  1. Alcohol as a noun (organic compound, countable):

    Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group (-OH).

  2. Alcohol as a noun (colloquial):

    Ethanol.

  3. Alcohol as a noun (uncountable):

    Beverages containing ethanol, collectively.

  4. Alcohol as a noun (obsolete):

    Any very fine powder.

  1. Drink as a verb (ambitransitive):

    To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.

    Examples:

    "He drank the water I gave him."

    "You can lead a horse to water but you can't make him drink."

  2. Drink as a verb (transitive, metonymic):

    To consume the liquid contained within (a bottle, glass, etc.).

    Examples:

    "Jack drank the whole bottle by himself."

  3. Drink as a verb (intransitive):

    To consume alcoholic beverages.

    Examples:

    "You've been drinking, haven't you?"

    "No thanks, I don't drink."

  4. Drink as a verb (transitive):

    To take in (a liquid), in any manner; to suck up; to absorb; to imbibe.

  5. Drink as a verb (transitive):

    To take in; to receive within one, through the senses; to inhale; to hear; to see.

  6. Drink as a verb (transitive, obsolete):

    To smoke, as tobacco.

  1. Drink as a noun:

    A beverage.

    Examples:

    "I’d like another drink please."

  2. Drink as a noun:

    A (served) alcoholic beverage.

    Examples:

    "Can I buy you a drink?"

  3. Drink as a noun:

    The action of drinking, especially with the verbs take or have.

    Examples:

    "He was about to take a drink from his root beer."

  4. Drink as a noun:

    A type of beverage (usually mixed).

    Examples:

    "My favourite drink is the White Russian."

  5. Drink as a noun:

    Alcoholic beverages in general.

  6. Drink as a noun (colloquial, with ''the''):

    Any body of water.

    Examples:

    "If he doesn't pay off the mafia, he’ll wear cement shoes to the bottom of the drink!"

  7. Drink as a noun (uncountable, archaic):

    Drinks in general; something to drink

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