Drunk Definition–adjective | 1. | being in a temporary state in which one's physical and mental faculties are impaired by an excess of alcoholic drink; intoxicated: The wine made him drunk. | | 2. | overcome or dominated by a strong feeling or emotion: drunk with power; drunk with joy. | | 3. | pertaining to or caused by intoxication or intoxicated persons. | –noun | 4. | an intoxicated person. | | 5. | a spree; drinking party. | –verb | 6. | pp. and nonstandard pt. of drink. | |
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Driving Definition–adjective | 1. | demanding a high or unreasonable rate of work from subordinates. | | 2. | vigorously active; energetic: a driving young executive. | | 3. | having force and violence: a driving storm. | | 4. | relaying or transmitting power. | | 5. | used while operating a vehicle: driving gloves. | |
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Accident Definition–noun | 1. | an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. | | 2. | Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought. | | 3. | any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause. | | 4. | chance; fortune; luck: I was there by accident. | | 5. | a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic: an accident of birth. | | 6. | Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else. | | 7. | Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent. | |
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