Definition of "liquor" []

• An alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than by fermentation. (noun)
• A rich broth resulting from the prolonged cooking of meat or vegetables, especially greens. Also called pot liquor. (noun)
• An aqueous solution of a nonvolatile substance. (noun)
• A solution, emulsion, or suspension for industrial use. (noun)
• To steep (malt, for example). (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "The week before, however, in a speech to the AFL-CIO convention in Hartford, Lieberman used the phrase liquor store."
• "When the liquor is about 70°, it is generally tunned off into a large vat or cask for it to ferment."
• "December 27th, 2009 12: 56 pm ET there is an inherent danger to the presence of alcohol onboard an airplane, being in liquor bottles or after shave, as they can be used as an accelerant. wIth a piece of cloth or string and a match or a cig lighter ... why do we still allow that onboard?"