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   Drug

   /drəɡ/

   

   noun

   • 1. a medicine or other substance which has a physiological effect when ingested or otherwise introduced into the body: "a new drug aimed at sufferers from Parkinson's disease" Similar medicinemedical drugmedicationmedicamentremedycureantidotecure-allpanaceanostrumpotionelixirinformal:magic bulletarchaic:physic
   • ▪ a substance taken for its narcotic or stimulant effects, typically illegally: "a cocaine-based drug" Similar narcoticstimulanthallucinogenaddictive drugrecreational drugillegal drugsubstanceinformal:dopejunkgearstuffdowneruppervulgar slang:shit

   verb

   • 1. administer a drug to (someone) in order to induce stupor or insensibility: "they were drugged to keep them quiet" Similar anesthetizegive an anesthetic tonarcotizegive drugs togive narcotics togive opiates topoisonknock outmake/render unconsciousmake/render insensiblestupefybefuddleinformal:dopeadd drugs totamper withadulteratecontaminatepoisoninformal:dopespikelaceslip a Mickey Finn intodoctor
   • ▪ add a drug to (food or drink): "he drugged their coffee"
   • ▪ take illegally obtained drugs: "she was convinced he was out drinking and drugging"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods).

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