drugdrug2 verb (past tense and past participle drugged, present participle drugging) [transitive] 
Johnson drugged and attacked four women. There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.2to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep SYN spike: The wine had been drugged.3be drugged up to the eyeballs especially British English to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicine: She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.—drugged adjective
VERB TABLE
drug
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | drug |
| he, she, it | drugs | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | drugged |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have drugged |
| he, she, it | has drugged | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had drugged |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will drug |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have drugged |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am drugging |
| he, she, it | is drugging | |
| you, we, they | are drugging | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was drugging |
| you, we, they | were drugging | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been drugging |
| he, she, it | has been drugging | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been drugging |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be drugging |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been drugging |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- Collins says she was drugged and then raped on their first date.
- We can't all be permanently drugged.
WORD SETS
anabolic steroid, nounanaesthetic, nounantacid, nounantibiotic, nounantidepressant, nounantidote, nounantihistamine, nounanti-inflammatory, adjectiveantitoxin, nounaspirin, nounbalm, nounbalsam, nounbandage, nounbandage, verbBand-Aid, nounbarbiturate, nounbatch, nounBCG, nounbelladonna, nounbeta-blocker, nounbismuth, nounbooster, nouncaffeine, nouncapsule, nouncastor oil, nounchemotherapy, nounclinical, adjectivecodeine, nouncondom, nouncortisone, nouncough mixture, noundepressant, noundisinfect, verbdisinfectant, noundispensary, noundispense, verbdispensing chemist, noundiuretic, noundosage, noundose, noundose, verbdraught, noundrip, noundrug, noundrug, verbdruggist, noundrugstore, nounear drops, nounemetic, nounemollient, adjectiveEpsom salts, nouneucalyptus, nounexpectorant, nounfluoridate, verbfluoride, nounfolic acid, noungripe water, nounhallucinogen, nounhemlock, nounherbal, adjectiveherbal medicine, nounhypnotic, nounimmunize, verbinfusion, nouninhalant, nouninhaler, nouninject, verbinjection, nouninoculate, verbintravenous, adjectiveiodine, nounlaxative, nounlotion, nounlozenge, nounmagnesia, nounmedicament, nounmedicated, adjectivemedication, nounmedicinal, adjectivemedicine, nounmelatonin, nounmethadone, nounmilk of magnesia, nounmorning-after pill, nounmorphia, nounmorphine, nounnarcotic, nounnarcotic, adjectiveneedle, nounniacin, nounnicotine patch, nounobstetrician, nounointment, nounopiate, nounopium, nounoral contraceptive, nounoverdose, nounover-the-counter, adjectivepack, nounpainkiller, nounparacetamol, nounpastille, nounpatch, nounpatent medicine, nounpenicillin, nounpharmaceutical, adjectivepharmaceuticals, nounpharmacist, nounpharmacology, nounpharmacopoeia, nounpharmacy, nounplacebo, nounprescribe, verbprescription, nounpurgative, nounquinine, nounRDA, nounreaction, nounremedy, nounrubbing alcohol, nounsalve, nounsedation, nounsedative, nounsenna, nounserum, nounside effect, nounsleeping pill, nounspecific, nounsteroid, nounstimulant, nounstrychnine, nounsuppository, nounsurgical spirit, nounsyringe, nountablet, nountake, verbThalidomide, nountherapist, nountincture, nountonic, nountranquillizer, nountruth drug, nounvaccinate, verbvaccine, nounValium, nounVaseline, nounwitch-hazel, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES treatment for drug takers The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor) illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse. They were accused of peddling drugs. Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol. a new wonder drug
treatment for drug takers (=the practice of drinking too much or taking illegal drugs)
The proportion of drinkers who abuse alcohol is actually quite small. a recovering heroin addict (=a drug that people competing in a sport are not allowed to take because it improves their performance)
drug barons Davis got busted for drugs. a drug bust· He appeared in court on fraud charges.· Robins was in jail awaiting trial on drugs charges.
new combination drug therapies a police search for controlled drugs (=a drug that is illegal to have without permission from a doctor)· She was found guilty of possession of illegal drugs.
illicit drugs a drug-induced coma a mafia kingpin The boy needs a life-saving transplant operation. (=a very effective drug that cures a serious disease)· Why is this new miracle drug so expensive?
Children who begin smoking when young are at greater risk from drugs misuse.· Thirty-three people were charged with drug offences.
· Twelve of these patients were receiving treatment with a new drug.
They were accused of peddling drugs.· Not everyone can afford the cost of prescription drugs.
Police believe he is involved in an international smuggling racket. (=taking illegal drugs)· He regrets getting caught up in the drug scene.
an illegal arms shipment A controlled explosion was carried out by bomb squad officers. (=take illegal drugs) Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom.
Most teenagers start taking drugs through boredom. (=to find out if someone has taken drugs)· Two athletes were banned from competing after failing drug tests.
· the country’s thriving drugs trade
addicts who turn to crime to finance their habit He was accused of driving while under the influence of alcohol.· Drug use among teenage boys is on the increase.
a new wonder drugPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► drugged/doped up to the eyeballs► run drugs/guns
1to give a person or animal a drug, especially in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep, or to make them perform well in a race: - Barry R.. McCaffrey, White House drug czar.
- Our drug czar watches in impotence as shooting wars between drug gangs erupt in city after city.
- Similarly, when Dole asserts that Clinton reduced the office of drug czar by 83 percent, he is on solid ground.
- Standouts include Douglas's anti-drugs czar whose daughter is a crackhead.
- When drug traffic escalates, they appoint a national drug czar.
- His father says that David accepts the sentence, and is getting treatment for his drug dependence.
- Most people make the change from occasional social drinking to alcohol dependence gradually.
- Studies of twins and of alcohol-dependent patients point to an inherited vulnerability to alcohol dependence, too.
- The higher figures came for such easy-to-call labels as bulimia and alcohol and drug dependence.
- You can get treatment for drug dependence, mostly as an outpatient.
- It was bad to see him that way, angry and shivering a little like a dope fiend.
- We pour another glass and vent our spleen on drug barons and dope fiends.
- Cowan suggests that the strength of the excitatory interactions increases relative to that of the inhibitory interactions under the influence of the drug.
- Teenagers under the influence of the locally produced khat narcotic plant were said to be responsible for much of the artillery fire.
- The motor velocity increases under the influence of the positive torque and the equilibrium position is attained with maximum velocity.
- The roads, under the influence of the rain, were becoming shocking.
- The weather became cooler under the influences of cold breezes from the frozen north, observed my master.
- Today I write this, happily, under the influence of a drug.
- I can call myself lucky because streptomycin, the miracle drug, is newly available.
- If so, tax cuts would be the miracle cure.
- Last week medical research came up with another miracle drug.
- Salesmen sell miracle cures for all kinds of diseases.
- The miracle cure is when the patient helped cure himself.
- The alternatives have very seldom been tested in any scientific way, and their promises of miracle cures are usually anecdotal.
- The fear of chemicals can also delay new miracle drugs from entering the market.
- Unfortunately, there is no miracle cure for thinning hair but there are some very good treatments around.
- Seven of the 12 winners tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.
Johnson drugged and attacked four women. There was no evidence that the horse had been drugged.2to put drugs in someone’s food or drink in order to make them feel tired or go to sleep SYN spike: The wine had been drugged.3be drugged up to the eyeballs especially British English to have taken a lot of illegal drugs, or to have been given a lot of medicine: She was in pain, despite being drugged up to the eyeballs.—drugged adjective