(v. t.) To drink with relish; to drink copiously of; to swallow in large draughts.
(v. i.) To drink largely or luxuriously.
Example Sentences:
(1) One convicted Kenyan poacher who used a spear to kill 70 elephants and cut off their tusks with an axe to sell for £80 a kilo, said he did it because it was “just business.” The demand is not local but comes from south-east Asia, where an increasingly affluent middle class buys ivory that has been carved into trinkets and ornaments , and millionaires quaff ground-down rhino horn in wine as a status symbol .
(2) The London weather might be as chilly as Davos but that is where the similarities end, for while the world's movers and shakers quaff champagne, we make do with coffee and a surprisingly large array of teas.
(3) One of the more memorable acts of depravity involves an initiation process in which blindfolded newbie Alistair Ryle, played by Sam Claflin, has to quaff some wine and guess the vintage.
(4) There will always be someone who’s in a worse state, the one you can label the “real alcoholic” while you quaff nice bottles of wine and remain assured that you’re not yet that bad.
(5) Be warned that it is sort of expert-level , calling for a quaff every time the president says "Let me be clear" and every time Mitt Romney says "entrepreneurs" or "small business."
(6) Also facing the chop could be the BBC-sponsored party hosted by Yentob at the Glastonbury Festival where the wellington-booted guests quaff champagne while stomping around in the mud to sets by famous DJs.
Relish
Definition:
(v. t.) To taste or eat with pleasure; to like the flavor of; to partake of with gratification; hence, to enjoy; to be pleased with or gratified by; to experience pleasure from; as, to relish food.
(v. t.) To give a relish to; to cause to taste agreeably.
(v. i.) To have a pleasing or appetizing taste; to give gratification; to have a flavor.
(n.) A pleasing taste; flavor that gratifies the palate; hence, enjoyable quality; power of pleasing.
(n.) Savor; quality; characteristic tinge.
(n.) A taste for; liking; appetite; fondness.
(n.) That which is used to impart a flavor; specifically, something taken with food to render it more palatable or to stimulate the appetite; a condiment.
(n.) The projection or shoulder at the side of, or around, a tenon, on a tenoned piece.
Example Sentences:
(1) Having long been accustomed to being the butt of other politicians' jokes, however, Farage is relishing what may yet become the last laugh.
(2) In government, Abbott had relished the daily combat but his officials complained he wasn’t enamoured by detailed policy work.
(3) Moyes is relishing the visit by Chelsea and said: "I came for this sort of level but I came to win trophies and if you are going to win them then you do need to beat teams like Chelsea and Manchester City because that's the way our league is.
(4) On the other hand, if past experience is anything to go by, this government isn’t shy of a U-turn ; and, if Whittingdale and his advisers aren’t completely deaf, they may at least detect that he would do well to keep the relish out of his voice as he announces the steps he intends to take.
(5) Moses buzzed about with intent, while Cesc Fàbregas relished a forward role tucked just behind Costa.
(6) "He made the law seem interesting, which it isn't, and he played his part with enormous relish."
(7) The former Tours player is, meanwhile, relishing the challenge of such a step up in class.
(8) As he described, with something approaching relish, the horrifying effect of a desperate eurozone willing to destroy the British economy, our industry and our society, purely to protect itself, I was reminded of the epic Last Judgement by John Martin, now in the Tate, which depicts the terrifying chaos as the good are separated from the evil damned.
(9) Grigson is clearly relishing the task ahead, having already toured major investors and playing a key role in the pay dispute, which ultimately resulted in Sly Bailey stepping down after a decade running the publisher of the Daily Mirror, Sunday Mirror, People and 140 regional newspapers late on Thursday.
(10) Local MPs accused the 54-year-old American of "relishing antagonistic confrontation" during negotiations with unions over the future of the TCP plant.
(11) Kadyrov has warmed to the foreign agent theme with relish.
(12) Once he gets that power, he starts relishing that side of his personality.” Claflin is an earthy, unassuming sort; even acting hasn’t given him airs and graces.
(13) In theory, Beijing could step in to stop him being sent back, but it would be unlikely to relish an all-out public row with the US .
(14) A war between local parties and the parliamentary Labour party is not something Corbyn would relish.
(15) Eighteen-year-old Zhu Guilin said he usually preferred pop music, but relished competing with his class in the red song competitions that swept Chongqing at Bo's behest.
(16) We may never know what Dimbleby really thinks about Griffin's appearance on Question Time because he is careful to avoid expressing an opinion, although he seems to relish wading into the BBC's internal politics and is one of the few presenters who can get away with chastising his bosses.
(17) Disaster awaits a Conservative government that appears to relish the cuts it makes.
(18) Merkel grimly submitted to an executive fashion makeover after the media sneered at her frumpy look; now she clearly relishes shining out in jewel-toned jackets from a forest of dark suits at G20 meetings.
(19) But surely there must be executives in the world of business who would relish the unique and exhilarating challenge of keeping Britons warm and well-lit while building a power system fit for a low-carbon world?
(20) Another acquaintance argues that Dimbleby may believe the BBC "has got itself into a bit of a mess" by allowing Griffin to appear on the show, and may not relish introducing the BNP leader.