- liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink - distilled rather than fermented
--1 is a kind of alcohol, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
--1 has particulars:aqua vitae, ardent spirits; aquavit, akvavit; arrack, arak; bitters; brandy; gin; ouzo; rum; schnapps, schnaps; mescal; tequila; vodka; whiskey, whisky; firewater; lacing