narcoticnoun [ C ]
uk/nɑːˈkɒt.ɪk/us/nɑːrˈkɑːt̬.ɪk/mainly US an illegal drug such as heroin or cocaine:
He faces three years in jail for selling narcotics.
specialized medical a drug that makes you want to sleep and prevents you feeling pain:
Morphine is a narcotic.
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Drugs - general words
- bong
- chase
- chems
- crank
- detox
- dope
- doped up
- gear
- jacked up
- legal high
- OD
- overdose
- peddler
- pop
- snort
- soft
- spliff
- spliff up
- trip
- whacked
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Medicines & drugs
narcoticadjective
uk/nɑːˈkɒt.ɪk/us/nɑːrˈkɑːt̬.ɪk/relating to drugs that make you want to sleep and prevent pain:
narcotic drugs
a narcotic effect
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Specific types of drug
- amyl nitrite
- antiretroviral
- blunt
- cisplatin
- coke
- corticosteroid
- designer drug
- downer
- hash
- junk
- marijuana
- methamphetamine
- mickey
- mind-altering
- non-addictive
- pep pill
- popper
- skunkweed
- stimulant
- weed
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