POTATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does potation mean? 

• POTATION (noun)
  The noun POTATION has 2 senses:

1. a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

2. the act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

  Familiarity information: POTATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POTATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

draft; draught; potation; tipple

Context example:

they served beer on draft

Hypernyms ("potation" is a kind of...):

drink (a single serving of a beverage)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "potation"):

quaff (a hearty draft)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of drinking (especially an alcoholic drink)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("potation" is a kind of...):

drinking; imbibing; imbibition (the act of consuming liquids)