1 [C] a drink usually made from a mixture of one or more SPIRITS (= strong alcoholic drinks) and fruit juice. It can also be made without alcohol:
a cocktail bar / cabinet / lounge
2 [C,U] a dish of small pieces of food, usually served cold:
a prawn cocktail * fruit cocktail
3 [C] a mixture of different substances, usually ones that do not mix together well:
a lethal cocktail of drugs
seealsoMOLOTOVCOCKTAIL
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