"drink and drive" meaning in English

See drink and drive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: drinks and drives [present, singular, third-person], drinking and driving [participle, present], drank and drove [past], drunk and driven [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|drink<,,drank,drunk> and drive<,,drove,driven>}} drink and drive (third-person singular simple present drinks and drives, present participle drinking and driving, simple past drank and drove, past participle drunk and driven)
  1. To drive a motor vehicle shortly after having consumed alcohol beverages. Related terms: drink-driver, drink-driving, drunk driver, DUI, DWI

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