Drug

Quick meaning: Drug is a noun meaning (pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

Meaning

(pharmacology) A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.

More Meanings

1. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
2. (by extension) Anything, such as a substance, emotion, or action, to which one is addicted.
3. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.
4. (Canada, US, informal) Ellipsis of drugstore.
5. (transitive) To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
6. (transitive) To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
7. (intransitive) To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines.

Example Sentences

They're on drugs.

She used to be a drug addict.

We took drugs and partied all night.

whence merchants bring their spicy drugs

Word Forms

• drugs
• drugging
• drugged

Synonyms for drug

Depending on context, synonyms include pharmaceutical, medication, medicine, medicament, dope, gear.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dose, medicine, pharmaceutical, medication, dosage, pharmacist.

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