drug

1 of 3

noun

ˈdrəg

plural drugs

: a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication

b according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(1)

: a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (see formulary sense 3)

(2)

: a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease

prescription drugs

drugs for treating high blood pressure

(3)

: a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body

(4)

: a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device

: something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation (see habituation sense 2b), or a marked change in consciousness

keeping teens off drugs

heroin and other hard drugs

: a commodity that is not salable or for which there is no demand (see demand entry 1 sense 3a)

—used in the phrase drug on the market

obsolete : a substance used in dyeing or chemical operations

drug

2 of 3

verb

drugged; drugging

transitive verb

: to affect with a drug (see drug entry 1)

especially : to stupefy by a narcotic drug

looks like he's been drugged

: to administer a drug to

drugged against pain

: to lull or stupefy as if with a drug

the kind of overly familiar music that delights most audiences and drugs most critics

Time

intransitive verb

: to take drugs for narcotic effect

drug

3 of 3

dialectal past tense of drag

Example Sentences

Noun a new drug used to treat people with high blood pressure an experimental drug for the treatment of AIDS Have you ever taken any illegal drugs? I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs. Verb He looks like he's been drugged. Someone could have drugged your drink. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

San Diego Democrat was excoriated for blocking broader legislation, but his framework to lower drug costs was adopted and now receives wide praise About a year ago, Rep. Scott Peters was not very popular in some quarters.

Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law yesterday, addressing climate change, drug costs, and corporate tax rates.

Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Yet aside from possibly insulin, drug costs are generally a much bigger deal for seniors than younger Americans.

Peter Weber, The Week, 12 Aug. 2022 The reconciliation bill should reduce drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate down prices of some popular drugs with providers.

Greg Ip, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 The legislation caps out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 a year, Gifford said.

Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Lowering drug costs and applying those savings to the Part A trust fund is an option.

CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022 The bill, which among other things aims to ease pharmaceutical prices by letting the government negotiate Medicare's drug costs, is expected to cut the federal budget deficit by $300 billion over a decade.

Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 The bill, which among other things aims to ease pharmaceutical prices by letting the government negotiate Medicare’s drug costs, is expected to cut the federal budget deficit by $300 billion over a decade.

Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022

Verb

That dispiriting defeat, after 20 years of hard fighting against a determined enemy, no doubt contributes to the malaise driving soldiers to drug themselves with opioids and other toxic narcotics.

Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Because they’d been found on bodies of dead animals at the bottom of the sea, they drug whale carcasses and other dead animals out and sank them to the bottom.

Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022 Linda Joy Traitz, a former waitress at a restaurant owned in part by Cosby, wrote a long Facebook post accusing him of trying to drug her in the early '70s.

Chris Francescani, ABC News, 30 June 2021 Huntsville police drug their feet in working with the committee.

Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2021 One chapter was about a profoundly disabled man who tried and then tried again to starve himself to death—until finally, at his rabid insistence, his mother agreed to drug him and hold a plastic bag over his head.

Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021 The famed comedian’s first trial, on charges of drugging and assaulting one woman, ended with a hung jury in June 2017.

Deanna Paul, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020 Another consultant delivered similar findings in early 2013, although his credibility was undermined when he was accused of drugging and assaulting several women in Portland.

oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2020 Shortly after Garrison left the company, an employee named Mary Ann Olszewski sued Bloomberg LP in 1996, alleging that she was drugged and raped by her supervisor.

Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2020 See More

Medical Definition

drug 1 of 2

noun

ˈdrəg

: a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication

b according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act

(1)

: a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary

(2)

: a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease

(3)

: a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body

(4)

: a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device

: something and often an illicit substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness

drug

2 of 2

verb

drugged; drugging

transitive verb

: to affect with a drug

especially : to stupefy by a narcotic drug

: to administer a drug to

intransitive verb

: to take drugs for narcotic effect

单词	drugs
释义	drug 1 of 3 noun ˈdrəg plural drugs 1 a : a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication b according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (see formulary sense 3) (2) : a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease prescription drugs drugs for treating high blood pressure (3) : a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body (4) : a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device 2 : something and often an illegal substance that causes addiction, habituation (see habituation sense 2b), or a marked change in consciousness keeping teens off drugs heroin and other hard drugs 3 : a commodity that is not salable or for which there is no demand (see demand entry 1 sense 3a) —used in the phrase drug on the market 4 obsolete : a substance used in dyeing or chemical operations drug 2 of 3 verb drugged; drugging transitive verb 1 : to affect with a drug (see drug entry 1) especially : to stupefy by a narcotic drug looks like he's been drugged 2 : to administer a drug to drugged against pain 3 : to lull or stupefy as if with a drug the kind of overly familiar music that delights most audiences and drugs most critics Time intransitive verb : to take drugs for narcotic effect drug 3 of 3 dialectal past tense of drag Synonyms Noun cure medicament medication medicinal medicine pharmaceutical physic remedy specific See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun a new drug used to treat people with high blood pressure an experimental drug for the treatment of AIDS Have you ever taken any illegal drugs? I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs. Verb He looks like he's been drugged. Someone could have drugged your drink. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun San Diego Democrat was excoriated for blocking broader legislation, but his framework to lower drug costs was adopted and now receives wide praise About a year ago, Rep. Scott Peters was not very popular in some quarters. Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022 President Joe Biden signed the Inflation Reduction Act into law yesterday, addressing climate change, drug costs, and corporate tax rates. Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2022 Yet aside from possibly insulin, drug costs are generally a much bigger deal for seniors than younger Americans. Peter Weber, The Week, 12 Aug. 2022 The reconciliation bill should reduce drug costs by empowering Medicare to negotiate down prices of some popular drugs with providers. Greg Ip, WSJ, 11 Aug. 2022 The legislation caps out-of-pocket drug costs to $2,000 a year, Gifford said. Stephen Singer, Hartford Courant, 11 Aug. 2022 Lowering drug costs and applying those savings to the Part A trust fund is an option. CBS News, 10 Aug. 2022 The bill, which among other things aims to ease pharmaceutical prices by letting the government negotiate Medicare's drug costs, is expected to cut the federal budget deficit by $300 billion over a decade. Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 The bill, which among other things aims to ease pharmaceutical prices by letting the government negotiate Medicare’s drug costs, is expected to cut the federal budget deficit by $300 billion over a decade. Christopher Rugaber, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022 Verb That dispiriting defeat, after 20 years of hard fighting against a determined enemy, no doubt contributes to the malaise driving soldiers to drug themselves with opioids and other toxic narcotics. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 4 Sep. 2022 Because they’d been found on bodies of dead animals at the bottom of the sea, they drug whale carcasses and other dead animals out and sank them to the bottom. Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 29 Aug. 2022 Linda Joy Traitz, a former waitress at a restaurant owned in part by Cosby, wrote a long Facebook post accusing him of trying to drug her in the early '70s. Chris Francescani, ABC News, 30 June 2021 Huntsville police drug their feet in working with the committee. Ashley Remkus \| Aremkus@al.com, al, 28 Apr. 2021 One chapter was about a profoundly disabled man who tried and then tried again to starve himself to death—until finally, at his rabid insistence, his mother agreed to drug him and hold a plastic bag over his head. Katie Engelhart, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2021 The famed comedian’s first trial, on charges of drugging and assaulting one woman, ended with a hung jury in June 2017. Deanna Paul, WSJ, 22 Jan. 2020 Another consultant delivered similar findings in early 2013, although his credibility was undermined when he was accused of drugging and assaulting several women in Portland. oregonlive, 15 Apr. 2020 Shortly after Garrison left the company, an employee named Mary Ann Olszewski sued Bloomberg LP in 1996, alleging that she was drugged and raped by her supervisor. Michael Kranish, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Feb. 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English drogge First Known Use Noun 1611, in the meaning defined at sense 4 Verb 1667, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 2 Phrases Containing drug designer drug date rape drug feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in drug test drug dealer smart drug recreational drug prescription drug performance-enhancing drug wonder drug miracle drug sulfa drug new drug gateway drug orphan drug See More designer drug date rape drug feel/look like something the cat brought/dragged/drug in drug test drug dealer smart drug recreational drug prescription drug performance-enhancing drug wonder drug miracle drug sulfa drug new drug gateway drug orphan drug See More Kids Definition drug 1 of 2 noun ˈdrəg 1 : a substance used as a medicine or in making medicines 2 : a substance (as cocaine) that may harm or addict a user drug 2 of 2 verb drugged; drugging 1 : to poison with or as if with a drug 2 : to make sleepy or unconscious with drugs Medical Definition drug 1 of 2 noun ˈdrəg 1 a : a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication b according to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (1) : a substance recognized in an official pharmacopoeia or formulary (2) : a substance intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease (3) : a substance other than food intended to affect the structure or function of the body (4) : a substance intended for use as a component of a medicine but not a device or a component, part, or accessory of a device 2 : something and often an illicit substance that causes addiction, habituation, or a marked change in consciousness drug 2 of 2 verb drugged; drugging transitive verb 1 : to affect with a drug especially : to stupefy by a narcotic drug 2 : to administer a drug to intransitive verb : to take drugs for narcotic effect drugs 1 of 2 noun plural of drug as in medications a substance or preparation used to treat disease prescribed a drug to treat the bacterial infection Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance medications medicines remedies medicinals cures pharmaceuticals pills prescriptions medicaments antibiotics potions physics syrups specifics tablets prescription drugs botanicals tonics injections patent medicines panaceas nostrums capsules ointments lotions cordials wonder drugs antiseptics serums cure-alls liniments miracle drugs caps salves purgatives tinctures poultices cathartics embrocations sirups shots sera drugs 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of drug as in doses Synonyms & Similar Words doses doctors nurses ministers (to) hospitalizes remedies cures treats attends cares (for) heals rehabilitates mends
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