partake writ rasp reek drainage

partake

par·take /pɑːˈteɪk $ pɑːr-/ verb (past tense partook /-ˈtʊk/, past participle partaken /-ˈteɪkən/) [intransitive] formal

1. to eat or drink something

• partake of
  • Grandmother likes to partake of a small glass of sherry before lunch.

2. to take part in an activity or event SYN participate

• partake in

  • a woman’s fundamental right to partake in club affairs

• partake of something phrasal verb formal

  • to have a certain amount of a particular quality

writ

writ1 /rɪt/ noun [countable]

a document from a court that orders someone to do or not to do something:

• He issued a writ against the newspaper.
• The company has been served with a writ for damages.

rasp

rasp1 /rɑːsp $ ræsp/ verb

1. [intransitive and transitive] to make a rough unpleasant sound:

• my father’s rasping voice
• ‘Stop!’ he rasped.

2. [transitive] to rub a surface with something rough

reek

reek /riːk/ verb [intransitive]

to have a strong bad smell SYN stink:

• This room absolutely reeks.

• reek of

  • He reeked of sweat. — reek noun [singular]:
  • the reek of cigarettes and beer

• reek of something phrasal verb

  • to seem very clearly to have a particular quality or be connected with something bad:
    • The whole business reeks of dishonesty.

drainage

drain·age /ˈdreɪnɪdʒ/ noun [uncountable]

the process or system by which water or waste liquid flows away:

• A handful of pebbles in the bottom of a flowerpot will help drainage.
• a plan to improve the town’s drainage system