drug (dr g)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. [Middle English drogge, from Old French drogue, drug, perhaps from Middle Dutch droge (vate), dry (cases), pl. of drog, dry.] |
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]
| 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. |
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| Noun | 1. |  drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcoticaborticide, 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 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" 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" poison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die" |
| 2. | drug - use recreational 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 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 |
drug
Translations
drug [drʌg] n (MED) → medicamento, droga (= narcotic); droga
vt → drogar;
to be on drugs → drogarse;
he's on drugs → se droga
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
drug [drʌg] n → Medikament nt, Arzneimittel nt;
(narcotic) → Droge f, Rauschgift nt
vt → betäuben;
to be on drugs → drogensüchtig sein;
n drug [drag]
1 any substance used in medicine She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains. medisyne دَواء лекарство lék lægemiddel; medikament das Medikament φάρμακο medicamento arstim دارو lääke médicament תְּרוּפָה औषध, दवा lijek, opojno sredstvo gyógyszer obat lyf medicinale 薬 약 vaistas zāles ubat medicijn legemiddel, medikament lekarstwo droga medicament лекарство liek zdravilo lek medicin, läkemedel ยา ilâç 藥，藥物 ліки, медикамент دوا کی طرح استعمال کی جانے والی شے thuốc 药，药物
2 a substance, sometimes one used in medicine, taken by some people to achieve a certain effect, eg great happiness or excitement I think she takes drugs; He behaves as though he is on drugs. dwelms مُخَدِّر наркотик droga narkotika das Rauschgift ναρκωτικό droga, estupefaciente narkootikum ماده مخدر huume drogue, stupéfiant סָם मादक द्रव्य narkotik, droga kábítószer obat bius eiturlyf droga 麻薬 중독성이 있는 약물, 마약 narkotikas narkotika dadah drug narkotika, rusgift, stoff narkotyk droga drog наркотик droga mamilo droga drog[], narkotika ยาเสพย์ติด uyuşturucu 使人上癮的毒品 наркотик ایسی دوا جسے نشہ خوری کے لۓ بھی لیا جاتا ہو ma túy; thuốc ngủ 使人上瘾的毒品
v – past tense, past participle drugged –
to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug She drugged him and tied him up. bedwelm يُخَدِّر упоявам omámit bedøve unter Drogen setzen ναρκώνω drogar uimastama ماده مخدر مصرف کردن huumata droguer לְסָמֵם बेहोशी की दवा देना drogirati kábítószert ad be vkinek membius gefa (svefn)lyf drogare 麻薬を飲ませる 약을 먹여 의식을 잃게 하다, 약물을 복용시키다 apsvaiginti narkotikais dot/lietot narkotikas memberi dadah drogeren gi et bedøvende middel; bedøve uśpić narkotykami drogar a droga подмешивать наркотик omámiť omamiti drogirati droga วางยา ilâçla uyutmak 使服麻醉藥 давати наркотики نشے کی دوا کھلانا dùng ma túy; thuốc ngủ 使服麻醉药
n druggist
(American) a person who sells medicines etc; a chemist; a pharmacist. apteker صَيْدَلي аптекар lékárník apoteker der Drogist, der Apotheker φαρμακοποιός farmacéutico apteeker داروساز؛ داروخانه دار apteekkari pharmacien/-enne סוֹחֶר תְּרוּפוֹת दवा बेचने वाला, औषध विक्रेता ljekarnik gyógyszerész penjual obat lyfsali, lyfjafræðingur farmacista 薬剤師 약사 vaistininkas aptiekārs penjual apotheker apoteker, farmasøyt aptekarz farmacêutico farmacist аптекарь; фармацевт lekárnik, -čka lekarnar farmaceut apotekare, apoteksbiträde เภสัชกร eczacı 藥商 аптекар; фармацевт دوا فرفش dược sĩ 药商
n drug-ˌaddict
a person who has formed the habit of taking drugs. dwelmverslaafde مُدْمِن مُحَدِّرات наркоман narkoman narkoman der Drogenabhängige τοξικομανής drogadicto, toxicómano narkomaan معتاد narkomaani toxicomane מָכוּר לְסָמִים नशेड़ी ovisnik o drogama kábítószerfüggő, narkomániás pecandu obat bius eiturlyfjasjúklingur drogato, tossicomane 麻薬中毒者 약물 중독자 narkomanas narkomāns penagih dadah verslaafde narkoman, stoffmisbruker narkoman drogado toxicoman наркоман narkoman, -ka zasvojenec zavisnik od droge narkoman ผู้ติดยาเสพย์ติด uyuşturucu bağımlısı 吸毒者，吸毒成癮的人 наркоман نشہ باز người nghiện ma túy 吸毒者，吸毒成瘾的人
n drugstore
(American) a shop which sells various articles (eg cosmetics, newpapers and soft drinks) as well as medicines. apteek مَخْزَن أدويَه وَغَيْرِها дрогерия obchod se smíšeným zbožím drugstore der Drugstore, die Drogerie φαρμακείο farmacia que también vende periódicos y comestibles rohukauplus, apteek داروخانۀ بزرگ apteekki pharmacie בֵּית מִרקַחַת दवा की दुकान drogerija, ljekarna illatszer- és vegyesbolt toko obat lyfjabúð sem selur ÿmislegan annan varning farmacia ドラッグストア 약국(약품과 함께 화장품, 신문 등도 파는 가게) vaistinė aptieka kedai ubat drugstore apotek med parfymeri og kioskvarer drogeria drogaria drugstore магазин, торгующий лекарствами, косметикой, периодикой obchod s rôznym tovarom, kde sa predávajú aj lieky drogerija; drugstore dragstor apotek och kemikalieaffär, drugstore ร้านขายยา eczane 雜貨店(美國) аптека دواؤں کی دکان جہاں دیگر چھوٹے موٹے سامان بھی ملتے ہیں cửa hàng dược phẩm 杂货店（美国）
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