noun
1.
Pharmacology. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or used to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being.
2.
a.
any substance recognized in the official pharmacopoeia or formulary of the nation.
b.
any substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease in humans or other animals.
c.
any article, other than food, intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of humans or other animals.
d.
any substance intended for use as a component of such a drug, but not a device or a part of a device.
3.
a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, especially a narcotic.
4.
drugs.
a.
chemical substances prepared and sold as pharmaceutical items, either by prescription or over the counter.
b.
personal hygienic items sold in a drugstore, as toothpaste, mouthwash, etc.
5.
Obsolete. any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like.
verb (used with object), drugged, drug·ging.
6.
to administer a medicinal drug to.
7.
to stupefy or poison with a drug.
8.
to mix (food or drink) with a drug, especially a stupefying, narcotic, or poisonous drug.
9.
to administer anything nauseous to.
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is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
10.
Idioms drug up, to take a narcotic drug: The addict prowled about for a place to drug up.
11.
drug on the market, a commodity that is overabundant or in excess of demand in the market. Also, drug in the market.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English drogges (plural) < Middle French drogue, of obscure origin
1300–50; Middle English drogges (plural) < Middle French drogue, of obscure origin
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verb Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S. Nonstandard.
a simple past tense and past participle of drag.
noun Zoroastrianism.
the cosmic principle of disorder and falsehood.
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drug (drʌɡ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasonsRelated: pharmaceutical |
| 2. | a chemical substance, esp a narcotic, taken for the pleasant effects it produces |
| 3. | drug on the market a commodity available in excess of the demands of the market |
| —vb , drugs, drugging, drugged | |
| 4. | to mix a drug with (food, drink, etc) |
| 5. | to administer a drug to |
| 6. | to stupefy or poison with or as if with a drug |
| Related: pharmaceutical, pharmaco- | |
| [C14: from Old French drogue, probably of Germanic origin] | |
| 'druggy | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
drug
early 14c., "medicine," from O.Fr. drogue, perhaps from M.Du. or M.L.G. droge-vate "dry barrels," with first element mistaken as word for the contents (see dry goods), or because medicines mostly consisted of dried herbs. Application to "narcotics and opiates" is 1883, though association with "poisons"
is 1500s. The verb is from c.1600. Druggie first recorded 1968. Drug-store is 1810; drug-store cowboy is 1925, Amer.Eng. slang, originally one who dressed like a Westerner but obviously wasn't. To be a drug on or in the market (mid-17c.) is of doubtful connection and may be a different word, perhaps drag, which was sometimes drug c.1240-1800.
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Medical Dictionary
drug (drŭg)
n.
A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.
Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.
To administer a drug, especially in an overly large quantity, to an individual.
To stupefy or dull with or as if with a drug; to narcotize.
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Science Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary
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Example sentences
Too many doctors write prescriptions while under the influence of drug companies.
Yet at one major intersection they encountered what could only be described as an open-air drug market.
It's the best defense against gangs, violence, and drug use by kids-and the best chance to ensure their future.
High unemployment exacerbates the serious crime problem, including gang violence that is fueled by the drug trade.
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