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Meaning
Noun
●
In Pharmacology & Drugs:
A
substance
used to
treat
an
illness
,
relieve
a
symptom
, or
modify
a
chemical
process in the body for a specific purpose.
●
In Drugs:
A
psychoactive
substance
, especially one which is
illegal
and
addictive
,
ingested
for
recreational
use, such as cocaine.
●
In Drugs:
Anything, such as a
substance
,
emotion
, or
action
, to
which one
is addicted.
●
Any
commodity
that
lies
on hand
, or is not
salable
; an
article
of
slow
sale
, or in no demand.
●
In American English & Canadian English:
Short for drugstore.
●
A drudge.
Verb
●
In Drugs:
To
administer
intoxicating
drugs
to,
generally
without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
●
To
add
intoxicating
drugs
to with the
intention
of
drugging
someone.
●
In Drugs:
To
prescribe
or
administer
drugs
or medicines.
●
simple past
and
past participle
of drag
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Origin
drug
English
drogge
Middle English (1100-1500)
drogue
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
droge
Middle Dutch (ca. 1050-1350)
drogue
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
Sourced from
Etym
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