drug (drʌɡ
)
Definitions
noun
- any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasons related adjective pharmaceutical
- a chemical substance, esp a narcotic, taken for the pleasant effects it produces
- See drug on the market
verb
Word forms: drugs, drugging, drugged
(tr) - to mix a drug with (food, drink, etc)
- to administer a drug to
- to stupefy or poison with or as if with a drug
related prefix
pharmaco-
Alternative Forms
ˈdruggy adjectiveWord Origin
C14: from Old French drogue, probably of Germanic originSynonyms
View thesaurus entryQuotations
"Sex and drugs and rock and roll"
"opiate: an unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard"
"And though she's not really ill,There's a little yellow pill;She goes running for the shelterOf her mother's little helper"
"Turn on, tune in and drop out"
Translations
- British English:
drug
A drug is a chemical substance given to people to treat or prevent an illness or disease.The drug is useful to hundreds of thousands of people.drʌɡ NOUN The drug is useful to hundreds of thousands of people.
- Spanish:
droga
nf
- French:
médicament
nm
- German:
Medikament
nnt
- Chinese: 药 n
- Arabic: مُخْدِّر n
- Portuguese: droga nf
- Russian: медикамент nm
- Croatian: lijek nm
- Czech: lék nm
- Danish: lægemiddel nnt
- Dutch: geneesmiddel nnt
- Finnish: lääke n
- Greek: φάρμακο nnt
- Italian: farmaco nm
- Japanese: 薬 n
- Korean: 약 n
- Norwegian: medikament nnt
- Polish: lekarstwo nnt
- Brazilian Portuguese: droga nf
- European Spanish:
droga
nf
- Swedish: läkemedel nnt
- Thai: ยา n
- Turkish: ilaç n
- Vietnamese: thuốc n
Usage examples
My mother could easily have been an alcoholic, or a drug addict.
, RESCUING ROSE (2002)Imagine the world's fifth most populous nation controlled entirely by drug lords.
Maxim (2004)She made the same point in a letter to Mr Eoin Ryan, the Minister of State with responsibility for drug programmes.
Irish Times (2002)TWO un-named Serie A players have failed drug tests, said the Italian National Olympic Committee yesterday.
Glasgow Herald (2001)The medical examiner blamed high blood pressure and denied any evidence of drug abuse.
, THE MEDICAL MYSTERIES E-OMNIBUS (2001)