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DRINKING STRAW
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Dictionary entry overview: What does drinking straw mean?
• DRINKING STRAW (noun)
The noun DRINKING STRAW has 1 sense:
1. a thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
Familiarity information: DRINKING STRAW used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A thin paper or plastic tube used to suck liquids into the mouth
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
drinking straw; straw
Hypernyms ("drinking straw" is a kind of...):
tube; tubing (conduit consisting of a long hollow object (usually cylindrical) used to hold and conduct objects or liquids or gases)
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