The word drink is primarily a verb, meaning to ingest liquids. As a noun, it refers to the liquid thus ingested. It is often used in a narrower sense to refer to alcoholic beverages (as both a verb and a noun). Drink is also slang for a body of water, such as an ocean or a water hazard on a golf course (e.g. "He hit that one into the drink."). To drink in is also used metaphorically, as in to drink in the scenery.
A beverage is a drink specifically prepared for human consumption. Beverages almost always largely consist of water. Water is essential for living, significantly more so than food. Death will usually occur after 1 week without any liquids but humans have been known to survive some months without food.
Drinks often consumed include:
§ Water
§ Bottled water
§ Tap water
§ Spring water
§ Juice
§ Fruit juices
§ Nectars
§ Vegetable juices
§ Sap
§ Sugar cane juice
§ Maple sugar sap
§ Cactus juice
§ Soft drinks
§ Aguas frescas
§ Ades (non-carbonated, primarily sugar water)
§ Fruit drinks (Hi-C et al)
§ Lemonade
§ Limeade
§ Orange drink (Tang et al)
§ Squash
§ Powdered drinks (Kool-aid et al)
§ Syrup drinks (Zarex et al)
§ Frozen ades
§ Hawaiian Ice
§ Slush
§ Snow cone
§ Carbonated beverages
§ Carbonated water
§ Fermented soft drinks (in their original form, many are now made from syrup and carbonated water).
§ Cola (Coca-Cola et al)
§ Birch beer
§ Dandelion and burdock
§ Ginger ale
§ Ginger beer
§ Moxie
§ Root beer
§ Sarsaparilla
§ Other carbonated soft drinks
§ Citrus soft drinks (7-up et al)
§ Cream soda
§ Energy drink
§ Irn Bru
§ Kofola
§ Sports drinks (Gatorade et al)
§ Dairy drinks
§ Flavored milk
§ Chocolate milk
§ Ovaltine
§ Frozen Dairy drinks
§ Float
§ Frappe
§ Milkshake
§ Malted milkshake
§ Smoothie
§ Cream
§ Eggnog
§ Horchata
§ Kumis
§ Milkshake
§ Milk
§ Yogurt drink
§ Yoo-hoo
§ Non-dairy variants
§ Almond milk
§ Rice milk
§ Soy milk
§ Alcoholic beverages (which see for classification).
§ Non-alcoholic variants
§ Near beer
§ Non-alcoholic wine
§ Sparkling cider
§ Hot beverages, including infusions. Sometimes drunk chilled.
§ Coffee-based beverages
§ Cappucino
§ Coffee
§ Espresso
§ Frappé
§ Flavored coffees (mocha et al).
§ Iced coffee
§ Latte
§ Hot chocolate
§ Hot cider
§ Mulled cider
§ Tea-based beverages
§ Flavored teas (chai et al).
§ Iced tea
§ Pearl milk tea
§ Tea
§ Herbal teas
§ Roasted grain beverages (Postum et al). Some substances may either be called food or drink, and accordingly be eaten with a spoon or drunk, depending on solid ingredients in it and on how thick it is, and on preference:
§ Soup
§ Yogurt