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cocktail

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/ˈkɒkteɪl/ English

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noun

  1. A mixed alcoholic beverage.
  2. A mixture of other substances or things.“Scientists found a cocktail of pollutants in the river downstream from the chemical factory.”
  3. A horse, not of pure breed, but having only one eighth or one sixteenth impure blood in its veins.
  4. A mean, half-hearted fellow; a coward.

verb

  1. To adulterate (fuel, etc.) by mixing in other substances.
  2. To treat (a person) to cocktails.“He dined and cocktailed her at the most exclusive bars and restaurants.”

adjective

  1. Ostentatiously lacking in manners.

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