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TEETOTAL

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does teetotal mean? 

TEETOTAL (adjective)
  The adjective TEETOTAL has 1 sense:

1. practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beveragesplay

  Familiarity information: TEETOTAL used as an adjective is very rare.


TEETOTAL (verb)
  The verb TEETOTAL has 1 sense:

1. practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beveragesplay

  Familiarity information: TEETOTAL used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TEETOTAL (adjective)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Practicing complete abstinence from alcoholic beverages

Synonyms:

dry; teetotal

Context example:

no thank you; I happen to be teetotal

Similar:

sober (not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol))


TEETOTAL (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Practice teetotalism and abstain from the consumption of alcoholic beverages

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Hypernyms (to "teetotal" is one way to...):

abstain; desist; refrain (choose not to consume)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

teetotaller (a total abstainer)


 Context examples 


Just say the word,—teetotal, vegetarian, aeronaut, theosophist, superman.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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