drug¹ /drug/

1. Any substance used in the composition of medicine to cure, diagnose or prevent disease
2. A narcotic substance, esp an addictive one
3. A poisonous or stupefying substance
4. Something one is intoxicated by or craves for (figurative)
5. An article that cannot be sold, generally owing to overproduction

1. To mix or season with drugs
2. To administer a drug to
3. To dose to excess
4. To poison or stupefy with drugs

1. To administer drugs or medicines
2. To take drugs, esp narcotics, habitually

druggˈer noun

1. A druggist (obsolete)
2. Someone who drugs

druggˈie noun (informal)

A drug addict

druggˈist noun

1. A person who deals in drugs
2. A pharmacist (N American)

druggˈy adjective

drug abuse noun

The taking of illegal drugs, esp narcotics, for non-medical purposes

drug addict or drug fiend noun

A habitual, addicted taker of (esp non-medicinal) drugs

drug baron noun

Someone who runs an organization dealing in illegal drugs

drug pusher noun

A pusher, someone who peddles drugs illegally

drug resistance noun

The medical condition in which tissues become resistant after treatment with drugs, commonly found with many anti-tumour treatments

drugˈ-runner noun

Someone who smuggles drugs

drugˈ-running noun

drug squad noun

A police department concerned with enforcing anti-drugs laws

drugˈstore noun (mainly N American)

A chemist's shop (usually selling a variety of goods, including refreshments)

drug² /drug/ (obsolete; Shakespeare)

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