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#Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
#Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose. |
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# A substance, often addictive, used to alter the level of consciousness |
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*Spanish: [[medicamento]] ''m'' (1), [[droga]] ''f'' (2) |
*Spanish: [[medicamento]] ''m'' (1), [[droga]] ''f'' (2) |
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*Swedish: [[medicin]] (1), [[drog]] (2) |
*Swedish: [[medicin]] (1), [[drog]] (2) |
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===Transitive verb=== |
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'''to drug''' '''drugged''' |
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# To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent. |
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#: ''She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.'' |
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# To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone. |
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#: ''She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged.'' |
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===Past tense=== |
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'''drug''' |
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# (''some dialects'') Past participle of [[drag]]. |
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#: ''You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile.'' |
Revision as of 03:07, 29 August 2004
English
Noun
drug (drugs)
- Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- A substance, often addictive, used to alter the level of consciousness
Translations
- Dutch: medicijn n (1), geneesmiddel n (1), drug m (2)
- French: médicament (1), drogue m (2)
- German: Droge f (1, 2), Medikament n (1), Medizin f (1), Rauschmittel n (2), Rauschgift n (2)
- Hebrew: סַם m
- Indonesian: obat (1)
- Japanese: 薬 (くすり, kusuri) (1)
- Korean: 약 [藥] (yak)
- Spanish: medicamento m (1), droga f (2)
- Swedish: medicin (1), drog (2)
Transitive verb
to drug drugged
- To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
- She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.
- To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
- She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged.
Past tense
drug
- (some dialects) Past participle of drag.
- You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile.