soft drink

soft drink
noun
nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) (Freq. 2)
Hypernyms: ↑beverage, ↑drink, ↑drinkable, ↑potable
Hyponyms:

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a beverage that is not alcoholic or intoxicating and is usually carbonated, as root beer or ginger ale.
[1875-80]

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soft drink noun
A non-alcoholic drink
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Main Entry:soft

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soft drink UK US noun [countable] [singular soft drink plural soft drinks]
a cold drink that does not contain any alcohol
Thesaurus: non-alcoholic drinkshyponym general words for drinkssynonym

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soft drink,
a drink that does not contain alcohol. Soft drinks are sweetened, flavored, and usually carbonated.

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n. a nonalcoholic drink, esp. one that is carbonated

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noun, pl ⋯ drinks [count]
: a cold drink that is usually sweet, does not contain alcohol, and is often sold in bottles or cans

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ˌsoft ˈdrink [soft drink] noun
a cold drink that does not contain alcohol
compare hard adj. (11)

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