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1
a
drink
,
usually
an
alcoholic
one, made by
mixing
two or more
drinks
together:
Examples:
sip
a cocktail We were all in the
bar
sipping
cocktails
.
a
champagne
cocktail
2
a
mixture
of different things,
often
an
unexpected
,
dangerous
, or
exciting
one:
Examples:
cocktail of The inquest heard that the
guitarist
died
from a cocktail of
drink
and
drugs
.
lethal
cocktail
Cars
produce
a
lethal
cocktail of gasses.
3
a
cold
dish
,
often
eaten
at the start of a
meal
, consisting of
small
pieces
of
food
:
Examples:
fruit
cocktail
a prawn/
seafood
cocktail
4
a
drink
made by
mixing
two or more
drinks
together:
Examples:
Would you like a cocktail?
5
A cocktail is also a
mixture
of different things:
Examples:
The cocktail of
drugs
to
treat
TB is
taken
for six to
nine
months
.
6
a
small
dish
of
particular
foods
sometimes
eaten
at the
beginning
of a
meal
:
Examples:
[
C
] Iād like the
shrimp
cocktail, please.
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