drink vs malt

drink

noun
  • Alcoholic beverages in general. 

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

  • A (served) alcoholic beverage. 

  • A beverage. 

  • A standard drink 

  • A type of beverage (usually mixed). 

  • Drinks in general; something to drink 

  • Any body of water. 

verb
  • To consume alcoholic beverages. 

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

  • To consume (a liquid) through the mouth. 

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

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

malt

noun
  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky. 

  • A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor. 

  • Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise. 

  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain. 

verb
  • To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain. 

  • To become malt. 

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