hard liquor

== English == === Etymology === Clarification of the intended sense of liquor, which originally had a wider sense of application to many liquids and remains polysemous regarding distilled alcoholic drinks versus nondistilled ones (such as beer and wine). === Noun === hard liquor (countable and uncountable, plural hard liquors) Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV). Synonyms: spirits, hard drink, strong drink, booze (narrow sense), aqua vitae, water of life Hypernyms: liquor (broad sense), booze (broad sense), adult beverage, drink (narrow sense) < beverage, drink (broad sense) Coordinate terms: malt liquor, beer, ale, wine, wine cooler; soft drink === See also === short drink, shooter