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Drunk vs Ree - What's the difference?

drunk | ree |

As adjectives the difference between drunk and ree

is that drunk is in a state of intoxication caused by the consumption of excessive alcohol, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages while ree is wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.

As nouns the difference between drunk and ree

is that drunk is a habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated while ree is (rei) or ree can be a state of befuddlement; intoxication.

As verbs the difference between drunk and ree

is that drunk is while ree is to become extremely excited; fly into a rage or ree can be (obsolete|uk|dialect) to riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.

drunk

English

Adjective

(er)
  • In a state of intoxication caused by the consumption of excessive alcohol, usually by drinking alcoholic beverages.
  • (usually followed by with or on) Elated or emboldened.
    • Drunk with power he immediately ordered a management reshuffle.
  • * Macaulay
    • drunk with recent prosperity
  • Drenched or saturated with moisture or liquid.
  • * Bible, Deuteronomy xxxii. 42
    • I will make mine arrows drunk with blood.

    Synonyms

    * (intoxicated from alcohol) blitzed, drunken, ebrious, hammered, pissed, tipsy, wasted, smashed; see also

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from drunk) * drunkard * drunk as a skunk * drunk driver * drunk driving * drunken * drunkenness * punch drunk * drunk tank

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A habitual drinker, especially one who is frequently intoxicated.
  • * 1971 , William S. Burroughs, The Wild Boys: A Book of the Dead , page 10
    • Another drunk is sleeping in dangerous proximity to a brush fire.
  • A drinking-bout; a period of drunkenness.
  • * 1858 , "A Scarcity of Jurors—Cangemi's Third Trial," New York Times , 8 Jun., p. 4:
    • Gen. G. had been on a long drunk from July last until Christmas.
  • A drunken state.
  • * 2006 , Patrick McCabe, Winterwood , Bloomsbury 2007, p. 10:
    • Here – help yourself to another drop there, Redmond! By the time we've got a good drunk on us there'll be more crack in this valley than the night I pissed on the electric fence!

    Derived terms

    * cheap drunk * expensive drunk * good drunk

    Synonyms

    * (habitual drinker) alcoholic, drunkard, pisshead, piss artist, sot; see also

    Verb

    (head)
  • (Southern US) (drink)
    • English irregular past participles

    ree

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) rei, reh, reoh, from (etyl) . More at (l).

    Alternative forms

    * (l) (Scotland)

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Wild; fierce; outrageous; overexcited; frenzied; delirious; crazy.
  • Befuddled with liquor; half-drunk; tipsy.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • A state of befuddlement; intoxication.
  • A state of great excitement or frenzy.

    • Verb

  • To become extremely excited; fly into a rage.
  • To drive into a state of excitement; fire with enthusiasm.

    • Etymology 3

    Compare (riddle) a sieve.

    Verb

  • (obsolete, UK, dialect) To riddle; to sift; to separate or throw off.
    • (Mortimer)
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