drug

drug  (drg)

n.

1.

a. A substance used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a disease or as a component of a medication.

b. Such a substance as recognized or defined by the U.S. Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

2. A chemical substance, such as a narcotic or hallucinogen, that affects the central nervous system, causing changes in behavior and often addiction.

3. Obsolete A chemical or dye.

tr.v. drugged, drug·ging, drugs

1. To administer a drug to.

2. To poison or mix (food or drink) with a drug.

3. To stupefy or dull with or as if with a drug: drugged with sleep.

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[Middle English drogge, from Old French drogue, drug, perhaps from Middle Dutch droge (vate), dry (cases), pl. of drog, dry.]

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drug

Noun

1. any substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease

2. a chemical substance, such as a narcotic, taken for the effects it produces

Verb

[drugging, drugged]

1. to administer a drug to (a person or animal) in order to induce sleepiness or unconsciousness

2. to mix a drug with (food or drink): who drugged my wine? [Old French drogue]

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drug  (drg)

1. A chemical substance, especially one prescribed by a medical provider, that is used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of a condition or disease. Drugs are prescribed for a limited amount of time, as for an acute infection, or on a regular basis for chronic disorders, such as hypertension.

2. A chemical substance such as a narcotic or a hallucinogen that affects the central nervous system and is used recreationally for perceived desirable effects on personality, perception, or behavior. Many recreational drugs are used illicitly and can be addictive.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug - a drug (or other chemical agent) that causes abortion agonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reaction anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensations antagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drug antisyphilitic - a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilis anti-TNF compound - a class of drugs that block the action of tumor necrosis factor (TNF); used in cases of rheumatoid arthritis because TNF instigates inflammation of the joints botanical - a drug made from part of a plant (as the bark or root or leaves) brand-name drug, proprietary drug - a drug that has a trade name and is protected by a patent (can be produced and sold only by the company holding the patent) controlled substance - a drug or chemical substance whose possession and use are controlled by law dilator - a drug that causes dilation diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill - any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess water drug of abuse, street drug - a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction Feosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia Fergon - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia fertility drug - a drug used to increase a woman's fertility generic drug - when the patent protection for a brand-name drug expires generic versions of the drug can be offered for sale if the FDA agrees; "generic drugs are usually cheaper than brand-name drugs" intoxicant - a drug that can produce a state of intoxication levallorphan, Lorfan - drug (trade name Lorfan) that is related to morphine but that counteracts the respiratory depression produced by morphine poisoning but without affecting its analgesic effects magic bullet - a remedy (drug or therapy or preventive) that cures or prevents a disease; "there is no magic bullet against cancer" medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine - (medicine) something that treats or prevents or alleviates the symptoms of disease miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug - a drug that causes miosis (constriction of the pupil of the eye) mydriatic, mydriatic drug - a drug that causes the pupil of the eye to dilate; used to aid eye examinations narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction pentoxifylline, Trental - a drug (trade name Trental) used to treat claudication; believed to increase the flexibility of red blood cells so they can flow through the blood vessels to the legs and feet pharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugs consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance - a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptions psychotropic agent - a chemical substance that can influence human consciousness relaxant - a drug that relaxes and relieves tension hypnotic, soporific - a drug that induces sleep excitant, stimulant drug, stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process appetite suppressant, suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetite synergist - a drug that augments the activity of another drug anti-impotence drug, virility drug - drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunction drop - a predetermined hiding place for the deposit and distribution of illicit goods (such as drugs or stolen property) active transport - transport of a substance (as a protein or drug) across a cell membrane against the concentration gradient; requires an expenditure of energy anaphylaxis - hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substance
Verb	1.	drug - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist" dose practice of medicine, medicine - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate training in a medical school and that is devoted to preventing or alleviating or curing diseases and injuries; "he studied medicine at Harvard" anaesthetise, anaesthetize, anesthetise, anesthetize, put under, put out - administer an anesthetic drug to; "The patient must be anesthetized before the operation"; "anesthetize the gum before extracting the teeth" medicine, medicate - treat medicinally, treat with medicine dope up, dope - give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race" o.d., overdose - dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room" narcotise, narcotize - administer narcotics to poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
	2.	drug - use recreational drugs do drugs ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" inject - take by injection; "inject heroin" take a hit, snort - inhale through the nose free-base, base - use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes drop - take (a drug, especially LSD), by mouth; "She dropped acid when she was a teenager" dope - take drugs to improve one's athletic performance

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drug

noun 1. medication, medicine, remedy, physic, medicament

noun 2. dope, (slang) narcotic (slang) stimulant, opiate, dadah Austral. (slang)

verb 3. knock out, dope (slang) numb, deaden, stupefy, anaesthetize >> combining form pharmaco-

Translations

drug [drʌg] n (MED) → medicamento, droga (= narcotic); droga

vt → drogar;

to be on drugs → drogarse;

he's on drugs → se droga

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drug [drʌg] n → médicament m (= narcotic); drogue f

vt → droguer;

to be on drugs → se droguer;

he's on drugs → il se drogue;

(Med) → il est sous médication

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drug [drʌg] n → Medikament nt, Arzneimittel nt;

(narcotic) → Droge f, Rauschgift nt

vt → betäuben;

to be on drugs → drogensüchtig sein;

hard/soft drugs → harte/weiche Drogen pl

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drug [drʌg] n → farmaco (= narcotic); droga

vt → drogare;

he's on drugs → si droga;

(MED) → segue una cura