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drug
1[druhg]
noun
Pharmacology.a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
(in federal law)
any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals.
any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.
any substance intended for use as a component of such a drug, but not a device or a part of a device.
a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, especially a narcotic.
drugs,
chemical substances prepared and sold as pharmaceutical items, either by prescription or over the counter.
personal hygienic items sold in a drugstore, as toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.
Obsolete.any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like.
verb (used with object)
to administer a medicinal drug to.
to stupefy or poison with a drug.
to mix (food or drink) with a drug, especially a stupefying, narcotic, or poisonous drug.
to administer anything nauseous to.
verb phrase
Informalto take a drug, especially an illegal drug: athletes who drug up in the off-season.
kids hiding under the school bleachers to drug up;
athletes who drug up in the off-season.
drug
2[druhg]
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of drag.
Drug
3[droog]
noun
the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
drug
/ ʌɡ /
noun
any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasons
a chemical substance, esp a narcotic, taken for the pleasant effects it produces
a commodity available in excess of the demands of the market
verb
to mix a drug with (food, drink, etc)
to administer a drug to
to stupefy or poison with or as if with a drug
drug
A chemical substance, especially one prescribed by a medical provider, that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a condition or disease. Drugs are prescribed for a limited amount of time, as for an acute infection, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders, such as hypertension.
A chemical substance such as a narcotic or a hallucinogen that affects the central nervous system and is used recreationally for perceived desirable effects on personality, perception, or behavior. Many recreational drugs are used illicitly and can be addictive.
Other 51Թ Forms
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of drug1
Origin of drug2
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of drug1
Idioms and Phrases
drug on the market, a commodity that is overabundant or in excess of demand in the market. Also drug in the market.
Example Sentences
People typically think of the mob, street gangs, or drug cartels.
A man who stabbed two women to death and attacked his son on Christmas Day while high on drugs has been jailed for at least 39 years.
He admitted to the Sun newspaper, external that he had developed a drug habit, but had overcome that through therapy.
“There are people living in the streets, getting drugged up and I’m here trying to work. Why are they coming after me?”
Dr Plasencia taught Perry's assistant - who is also a defendant - how to administer the drug and would sell extra vials for them to keep at home, according to the plea deal.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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