Definition of
Drug
- (noun, artifact) a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
- (verb, body) administer a drug to
- (verb, consumption) use recreational drugs
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Alternate forms of Drug
Derivations: drug, drugging, druggist
Hyponyms: aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug, agonist, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, anesthetise, anesthetize, antagonist, anti-impotence drug, anti-tnf compound, antisyphilitic, appetite suppressant, arsenical, base, botanical, brand-name drug, consciousness-altering drug, controlled substance, dilator, diuretic, diuretic drug, dope, dope up, drop, drug of abuse, excitant, feosol, fergon, fertility drug, free-base, generic drug, hypnotic, inject, intoxicant, levallorphan, lorfan, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, mind-altering drug, miotic, miotic drug, mydriatic, mydriatic drug, myotic, myotic drug, narcotic, narcotise, narcotize, o.d., overdose, pentoxifylline, poison, proprietary drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance, psychotropic agent, put out, put under, relaxant, snort, soporific, stimulant, stimulant drug, street drug, suppressant, synergist, take a hit, trental, virility drug, water pill
Hypernyms: agent, consume, have, ingest, medicate, medicine, take, take in
Origin of the word Drug
- early 14c., "medicine," from O.Fr. drogue, perhaps from M.Du. or M.L.G. droge-vate "dry barrels," with first element mistaken as word for the contents (see dry goods), or because medicines mostly consisted of dried herbs. Application to "narcotics and opiates" is 1883, though association with "poisons" is 1500s. The verb is from c.1600. Druggie first… more
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Words that sound like Drug
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