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noun
- (pharmacology) Substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
- (pharmacology) A substance, often addictive, which affects the central nervous system.
- A chemical or substance, not necessarily for medical purposes, that alters the way the mind or body works.
- 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: - French: drogue(fr)f
- German: Rauschmittel(de, Droge, f, n(de, Rauschgift), {{t+, de)n
- Spanish: droga(es)f
verb (drug, g, ed)
- (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.
- (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: Etymology: (term, drogue, lang=fr), probably from (term, droog, lang=nl); akin to English (term, dry); thus origin, "dry substance", "herbs", "plants", or "wares".
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