English

Pronunciation
IPA|/dr�g/
audio|en-us-drug.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|�ɡ

Etymology
F. term|drogue|langfr, probably from D. term|droog|langnl; akin to English term|dry; thus origin, �dry substance�, �herbs�, �plants�, or �wares�.

Noun
en-noun

1. pharmacology Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
2. pharmacology A substance, often addictive, which affects the central nervous system.
3. A chemical or substance, not necessarily for medical purposes, that alters the way the mind or body works.
4. A drug, especially illegal, taken for recreational use.

#*1971: We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. � Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005, p. 3)

Translations
trans-top|treatment for an illness
See translations at medicine.
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trans-top|affecting the central nervous system
Finnish: t+|fi|huume, t+|fi|huumausaine
French: t+|fr|drogue|f
German: t+|de|Droge|f, t+|de|Rauschgift|n, t+|de|Rauschmittel|n
Greek να�κ��ικ� (narkotikó)
Hebrew: he-translation|ס�|sám m
Hungarian: t+|hu|kábítószer
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Japanese: 麻� (���, mayaku)
Korean: �� [麻�] (mayak)
Kurdish: t+|ku|tilyak|f, t+|ku|narkotîk|f
Norwegian: narkotikum n, rusmiddel n
Persian: FAchar|دار� (dâru)
Polish: narkotyk
Slovak: droga f, narkotikum n
Spanish: t-|es|droga|f
Swedish: t+|sv|drog
Telugu: మత�త�మ�ద� (mattumaMdu)
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trans-top|a substance that alters the way the mind or body works
Hebrew: he-translation|ס�|sám m
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trans-top|an illegal drug
Croatian: t-|hr|droga|f
Czech: t-|cs|droga|f
Hebrew: he-translation|ס�|sám m
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ttbc-top
ttbc|Spanish: droga f (2)
ttbc|Turkish: uyusturucu ilac f, narkotîk f
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Derived terms
do drugs
drug on the market
drugstore
small molecule drug

Verb
en-verb|drug|g|ed

1. transitive 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.

1. transitive To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.

#: She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged.

Translations
trans-top|to adminster intoxicating drugs
Finnish: t-|fi|huumata
Hebrew: he-translation|�ס��|lesamém
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Spanish: t+|es|drogar
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trans-top|to add intoxicating drugs to something
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Verb
drug

1. US past of|drag

#: You look like someone drug you behind a horse for half a mile.

Usage notes
In British English, this is incorrect; the correct past tense of drag is dragged.

Random House says that "drug" is "nonstandard" as the past tense of drag. Merriam-Webster once ruled that "drug" in this construction was "illiterate" but have since upgraded it to "dialect". The lexicographers of New World, American Heritage, and Oxford make no mention of this word.

References
R:Webster 1913

Category:English irregular past participles
Category:English irregular simple past forms
Category:English transitive verbs

Bosnian

Noun
bs-noun|g=m|drugovi

1. A male friend.

#:Petar je moj drug. (Peter is my friend.)

1. A comrade, especially among Partisans during World War II.

#:Drug Valter je raznio voz. (Comrade Valter blew up the train.)

1. Used to address people, especially during communism in Yugoslavia.

#:Druže nastavni�e, kada nam po�inje �as? (Comrade teacher, when will our class begin?)

! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|singular
! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|plural
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|nominative case|nominative
| align="center"|drug
| align="center"|drugovi
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|genitive case|genitive
| align="center"|druga
| align="center"|drugova
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|dative case|dative
| align="center"|drugu
| align="center"|drugovima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|accusative case|accusative
| align="center"|druga
| align="center"|drugove
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|vocative case|vocative
| align="center"|druže
| align="center"|drugovi
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|instrumental case|instrumental
| align="center"|drugom
| align="center"|drugovima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|locative case|locative
| align="center"|drugu
| align="center"|drugovima
|}

Croatian

Noun
hr-noun|g=m|drugovi

1. friend
2. comrade i|especially in communist Yugoslavia

Declension
hr-decl-noun
|drug|drugovi
|druga|drugova
|drugu|drugovima
|druga|drugove
|druže|drugovi
|drugu|drugovima
|drugom|drugovima

Synonyms
prijatelj#Croatian|prijatelj

Romanian

Noun
ro-noun|gendm|pldrugi

1. pole, stick

Noun
ro-noun|gendn|pldruguri

1. defn|Romanian

Serbian

Noun
sr-noun|g=m|drugovi

1. A male friend.

#:Petar je moj drug. (Peter is my friend.)

1. A comrade, especially among Partisans during World War II.

#:Drug Valter je razneo voz. (Comrade Valter blew up the train.)

1. Used to address people, especially during communism in Yugoslavia.

#:Druže nastavni�e, kada nam po�inje �as? (Comrade teacher, when will our class begin?)

! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|singular
! style"background-color: #EFEFFF" align"center"|plural
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|nominative case|nominative
| align="center"|drug
| align="center"|drugovi
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|genitive case|genitive
| align="center"|druga
| align="center"|drugova
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|dative case|dative
| align="center"|drugu
| align="center"|drugovima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|accusative case|accusative
| align="center"|druga
| align="center"|drugove
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|vocative case|vocative
| align="center"|druže
| align="center"|drugovi
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|instrumental case|instrumental
| align="center"|drugom
| align="center"|drugovima
|-
! style"background-color: #FFFFE0" align"left"|locative case|locative
| align="center"|drugu
| align="center"|drugovima
|}

See also
д��г

ar:drug
el:drug
es:drug
fa:drug
fr:drug
io:drug
id:drug
ku:drug
hu:drug
pl:drug
ru:drug
fi:drug
ta:drug
te:drug
vi:drug
tr:drug
zh:drug

• 2007-12-14 13:58 - Tbot - added t for ku, es

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