drug

D0399900 (drŭg)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 US 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. a. To administer a drug to, especially to treat pain or induce anesthesia.b. To give a drug to, especially surreptitiously, in order to induce stupor. 2. To poison or mix (food or drink) with a drug.

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

drug

(drʌɡ) n1. (Pharmacology) any synthetic, semisynthetic, or natural chemical substance used in the treatment, prevention, or diagnosis of disease, or for other medical reasons. 2. (Recreational Drugs) a chemical substance, esp a narcotic, taken for the pleasant effects it produces3. (Commerce) drug on the market a commodity available in excess of the demands of the marketvb (tr) , drugs, drugging or drugged4. (Cookery) to mix a drug with (food, drink, etc)5. (Pharmacology) to administer a drug to6. (Pharmacology) to stupefy or poison with or as if with a drug[C14: from Old French drogue, probably of Germanic origin] ˈdruggy adj

drug¹

(drʌg)

n., v. drugged, drug•ging. n. 1. a chemical substance used in the treatment, cure, prevention, or diagnosis of disease or to otherwise enhance physical or mental well-being. 2. (in federal law) a. any substance listed in any of the recognized pharmacopoeias. b. any substance intended for use in the treatment or prevention of disease. c. any nonfood substance intended to affect any function of the body. d. any component of such a drug. 3. a habit-forming medicinal or illicit substance, esp. a narcotic. 4. drugs, chemical substances prepared and sold as pharmaceutical items either by prescription or over the counter. 5. Obs. any ingredient used in chemistry, pharmacy, dyeing, or the like. v.t. 6. to administer a medicinal drug to. 7. to stupefy or poison with a drug. 8. to mix (food or drink) with a drug, esp. a stupefying, narcotic or poisonous drug. Idioms: drug on the market, a commodity that is overabundant or not in demand in the market. [1300–50; Middle English drogges (pl.) < Middle French drogue]

drug²

(drʌg)

v. Nonstandard. a pt. and pp. of drag.

drug

(drŭg) Any substance that is taken or administered to cause physiological changes, especially one prescribed by a doctor to treat or prevent a medical condition. Drugs that affect the central nervous system are often addictive.

drug

Past participle: drugged
Gerund: drugging

Imperative
drug
drug

Present
I drug
you drug
he/she/it drugs
we drug
you drug
they drug

Preterite
I drugged
you drugged
he/she/it drugged
we drugged
you drugged
they drugged

Present Continuous
I am drugging
you are drugging
he/she/it is drugging
we are drugging
you are drugging
they are drugging

Present Perfect
I have drugged
you have drugged
he/she/it has drugged
we have drugged
you have drugged
they have drugged

Past Continuous
I was drugging
you were drugging
he/she/it was drugging
we were drugging
you were drugging
they were drugging

Past Perfect
I had drugged
you had drugged
he/she/it had drugged
we had drugged
you had drugged
they had drugged

Future
I will drug
you will drug
he/she/it will drug
we will drug
you will drug
they will drug

Future Perfect
I will have drugged
you will have drugged
he/she/it will have drugged
we will have drugged
you will have drugged
they will have drugged

Future Continuous
I will be drugging
you will be drugging
he/she/it will be drugging
we will be drugging
you will be drugging
they will be drugging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been drugging
you have been drugging
he/she/it has been drugging
we have been drugging
you have been drugging
they have been drugging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been drugging
you will have been drugging
he/she/it will have been drugging
we will have been drugging
you will have been drugging
they will have been drugging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been drugging
you had been drugging
he/she/it had been drugging
we had been drugging
you had been drugging
they had been drugging

Conditional
I would drug
you would drug
he/she/it would drug
we would drug
you would drug
they would drug

Past Conditional
I would have drugged
you would have drugged
he/she/it would have drugged
we would have drugged
you would have drugged
they would have drugged

Thesaurus

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 abortionagonist - (biochemistry) a drug that can combine with a receptor on a cell to produce a physiological reactionanaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent - a drug that causes temporary loss of bodily sensationsantagonist - a drug that neutralizes or counteracts the effects of another drugantisyphilitic - a drug (or other chemical agent) that is effective against syphilisanti-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 jointsbotanical - 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 lawdilator - a drug that causes dilationdiuretic, diuretic drug, water pill - any substance that tends to increase the flow of urine, which causes the body to get rid of excess waterdrug 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 addictionFeosol - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemiaFergon - trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemiafertility drug - a drug used to increase a woman's fertilitygeneric 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 intoxicationlevallorphan, 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 effectsmagic 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 diseasemiotic, 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 examinationsnarcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addictionpentoxifylline, 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 feetpharmacopoeia - a collection or stock of drugsconsciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance - a drug that can produce mood changes and distorted perceptionspsychotropic agent - a chemical substance that can influence human consciousnessrelaxant - a drug that relaxes and relieves tensionhypnotic, soporific - a drug that induces sleepexcitant, stimulant drug, stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital processappetite suppressant, suppressant - a drug that suppresses appetitesynergist - a drug that augments the activity of another druganti-impotence drug, virility drug - drug to treat impotence attributable to erectile dysfunctiondrop - 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 energyanaphylaxis - hypersensitivity reaction to the ingestion or injection of a substance (a protein or drug) resulting from prior contact with a substancearsenical - a pesticide or drug containing arsenicagent - a substance that exerts some force or effectpotentiate - increase the effect of or act synergistically with (a drug or a physiological or biochemical phenomenon); "potentiate the drug"injectable - (used of drugs) capable of being injecteduninjectable - (used of drugs) not capable of being injected
Verb	1.	drug - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"dosepractice 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 medicinedope 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 topoison - administer poison to; "She poisoned her husband but he did not die"
	2.	drug - use recreational drugsdo drugsingest, 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 nosefree-base, base - use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumesdrop - 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

noun1. medication, medicine, remedy, panacea, elixir, physic, medicament The drug will treat those infected2. dope (slang), narcotic (slang), stimulant, illegal drug, opiate, recreational drug, addictive drug, hallucinogen, gear (slang), shit the problem of drug abuseverb1. knock out, dope (slang), give drugs to, numb, deaden, stupefy, anaesthetize, render unconscious, give narcotics to They drugged the guard dog.2. dope, lace (informal), spike (informal), tamper with, adulterate, add drugs to He had drugged her drink.Related words
combining form pharmaco-Quotations
"Sex and drugs and rock and roll" [Ian Dury song title]
"opiate: an unlocked door in the prison of Identity. It leads into the jail yard" [Ambrose Bierce The Devil's Dictionary]
"And though she's not really ill,"
"There's a little yellow pill;"
"She goes running for the shelter"
"Of mother's little helper" [Mick Jagger Mother's Little Helper]
"Turn on, tune in and drop out" [Timothy Leary The Politics of Ecstasy]

Drugs

Drugs acetanilide or acetanilid, acriflavine, allopurinol, aloin, alum or potash alum, amitriptyline, amphetamine, (trademark) Benzedrine, or (slang) speed, ampicillin, amyl nitrite or (slang) popper, Amytal (trademark), Antabuse (trademark), antipyrine, apomorphine, araroba or Goa powder, Argyrol (trademark), arsphenamine, aspirin or acetylsalicylic acid, atropine or atropin, azathioprine, azedarach, bacitracin, barbitone or (U.S.) barbital, barbiturate, belladonna, Benadryl (trademark), benzocaine, benzodiazepine, berberine, bhang or bang, bitter aloes, bromal, bupivacaine, caffeine, calomel, cannabis, cantharides, carbamazepine, carbimazole, cascara sagrada, chlorambucil, chloramphenicol, chlordiazepoxide, chloroquine, chlorothiazide, chlorpromazine, chlorpropamide, chlortetracycline, chlorthalidone, chrysarobin, cinchona, cinchonine, cocaine, cocain, or (slang) coke or Charlie, codeine, contrayerva, cortisone, co-trimoxazole, curare or curari, cyclopropane, cyclosporin-A, dapsone, DET or diethyltryptamine, dextroamphetamine, digitalis, dimenhydrinate or (trademark) Dramamine, disulfiram, DMT or dimethyltryptamine, ephedrin or ephedrine, fentanyl, ganja, gemfibrozil, hashish or charas, hemlock, hemp, heroin or diamorphine, hydrocortisone or cortisol, hyoscyamine, ibuprofen, imipramine, indomethacin, ipecac or ipecacuanha, ivermectin, kaolin or kaoline, ketamine, laudanum, Librium (trademark), LSD, lysergic acid diethylamide, or (slang) acid, marijuana or marihuana, mecamylamine, mepacrine, quinacrine (U.S.), Atebrin (trademark), or (U.S. trademark) Atabrine, meperidine or meperidene hydrochloride, merbromin, mercaptopurine, mescaline or mescalin, methadone or methadon, methamphetamine, methotrexate, methyldopa, Mogadon (trademark), morphine or morphia, neomycin, nepenthe, nicotine, nitrazepam, nitrous oxide, dinitrogen oxide, or laughing gas, Novocaine (trademark) or procaine hydrochloride, nux vomica, opium, Paludrine (trademark), paracetamol, paraldehyde, paregoric, PCP (trademark), phencyclidine, or (informal) angel dust, penicillin, pentamidine, pentaquine, pentazocine, pentobarbitone sodium, sodium pentabarbital (U.S.), or (trademark) Nembutal, pentylenetetrazol, phenacaine, phenacetin or acetophenetidin, phenformin, phenobarbitone, phenolphthalein, phenothiazine, phenylbutazone, phenytoin, poppy, prednisolene, prednisone, primaquine, promethazine, propranolol, psilocybin, quercetin or quercitin, quinidine, quinine, reserpine, rhatany or krameria, rifampicin or (U.S.) rifampin, safflower or false saffron, salicin or salicine, saloop, salts, sanguinaria, santonin, scammony, scopolamine or hyoscine, scopoline, Seidlitz powder, Seidlitz powders ,or Rochelle powder, senna leaf, senna pods, squill, STP, stramonium, streptomycin, sulphadiazine, sulphadimidine or (U.S.) sulfamethazine, sulpha drug, sulphanilamide, sulphathiozole, sulphisoxazole, temazepam, terebene, Terramycin (trademark), tetracycline, thalidomide, thiopentone sodium, thiopental sodium, or (trademark) Sodium Pentothal, thiouracil, tricyclic, turpeth, valerian, Valium (trademark) or diazepam, verapamil, vinblastine, vinca alkaloid, vincristine, witch hazel or wych hazel, wormseed, yohimbine, zidovudine or (trademark) RetrovirTypes of drug abirritant, abortifacient, ACE inhibitor, adjuvant, agrypnotic, alexipharmic, alkylating agent, alterative, anaesthetic or (U.S.) anesthetic, analeptic, analgesic, anaphrodisiac, anodyne, antagonist, antibiotic, anticholinergic, anticonvulsant, antidepressant, antidote, antiemetic, antifebrile, antihistamine, anti-inflammatory, antimalarial, antimetabolite, antimycotic, antiperiodic, antiphlogistic, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antitussive, anxiolytic, aphrodisiac, astringent, ataractic or ataraxic, attenuant, beta-blocker, bronchodilator, calcium antagonist or blocker, calmative, cardiac, carminative, cathartic, cholagogue, cimetedine, cisplatin, clomiphene, colestipol, contraceptive, convulsant, cytotoxin, decongestant, demulcent, depressant, depressomotor, diaphoretic, diuretic, ecbolic, emetic, emmenagogue, errhine, euphoriant, excitant, expectorant, expellant or expellent, febrifuge, general anaesthetic or (U.S.) general anesthetic, haemagogue or (U.S.) hemagogue or hemagog, haemostatic or (U.S.) hemostatic, hallucinogen, hepatic, hypnotic, immunosuppressive, inotropic, laxative, lenitive, local anaesthetic or (U.S.) local anesthetic, masticatory, miticide, narcotic, nervine, neuroleptic, NSAID or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, opiate, oxytocic, painkiller, palliative, pectoral, preventive, prophylactic, psychedelic or psychodelic, psychoactive, psychotomimetic, pulmonic (rare), purgative, radio mimetic, recreational, relaxant, resolvent, restorative, revulsive, roborant, sedative, sialagogue or sialogogue, soporific, sorbefacient, spermicide or (less commonly) spermatocide, steroid, stimulant, stupefacient, styptic, suppurative, sympatholytic, sympathomimetic, synergist, taeniacide or (U.S.) teniacide, taeniafuge or (U.S.) teniafuge, tetanic, tonic, tranquillizer, tranquilliser, or (U.S.) tranquilizer, tumefacient, vasoconstrictor, vasodilator, vasoinhibitor, vermifuge, anthelminthic, anthelmintic, or helminthic, vesicant or vesicatory, vomit, vulneraryGeneral drug terms absorption, addiction, addictive, adiaphorous, ana, antimonial, aromatic, arsenical, autacoid, bacterin, bioassay, bioavailability, biological, blockade, botanical, chalybeate, chemoprophylaxis, cohobate, confection, contraindicate, control group, decoction, dependency, designer drug, dosage, dose, electuary, elixir, embrocation, emulsion, endermic, ethical, excipient, exhaust, external, extract, fluidextract, galenical, glycoside, hard, hypersensitive, hypodermic, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, idiosyncrasy, incompatible, inhalant, intermediate-acting, intoxicating, lethal dose or LD, linctus, liquor, local, long-acting, magistral, mass, median lethal dose or mean lethal dose, medication, menstruum, mercurial, mind-expanding, minimum lethal dose or MLD, mixture, normal, officinal (obsolete), oleoresin, oral, overdose, over-the-counter, parenteral, pessary, placebo, positive, potentiate, prescription, proprietary, reaction, reactor, remedy, route, sensitivity, sensitize or sensitise, short-acting, side effect, signature (U.S.), soft, spansule, specific, spirit, suppository, tincture, succedaneum, synergism or synergy, tachyphylaxis, tolerant, topical, trituration, unit, unofficial, vehicle, venipuncture or venepuncture, vinegar, wafer, wine, withdrawalDrug abuse terms acid, acidhead, angel dust, blow, blow someone's mind, bombed, bong, bring down, bummer, burned, bust, buzz, Charlie, chillum, coke, cold turkey, comedown, connection, cook up, cop, crack, crackhead, crank up, dealer, do, dope, downer, drop, dry out, ecstasy or E, fix, freebase, gear, get off, get through (U.S.), glue-sniffing, gone, goof, goofball (U.S.), grass, habit, hash, head, high, hit, hooked, hop (obsolete), hophead (chiefly U.S.), hop up (dated), hype, hyped up, jack up, jag, jellies, joint, joypop, junk, junkie, kick, kif, knockout drops, line, lit up, loaded (chiefly U.S. & Canad.), magic mushroom, mainline, make it, Man (U.S.), Mickey Finn, mind-expanding, monkey (U.S. & Canad.), nail, narc (U.S.), nod out, number, OD or overdose, opium den, pep pill, pop, popper, pot, pothead, pusher, reefer, roach, score, shooting gallery, shoot up, skin-pop, skin up, smack, smackhead, smashed, smoke, snort, snowball, solvent abuse, space cadet, spaced out or spaced, speed, speedball, speedfreak, spliff, stash, step on, stoned, strung out, stuff, swacked, switch on, tab, toke, toot, trip, turn on, upper, user, wasted, weight, withdrawal, withdrawal symptoms, wrap, wrecked, zonked

drug

noun1. A substance used in the treatment of disease:medicament, medication, medicine, pharmaceutical.2. A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive:hallucinogen, narcotic, opiate.Informal: dope.verbTo administer or add a drug to:dose, medicate, narcotize, opiate, physic.Informal: dope (up).

Translations

药药物使人上瘾的药物使服麻醉药毒品

drug

(drag) noun1. any substance used in medicine. She has been prescribed a new drug for her stomach-pains. 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. 使人上瘾的药物（毒品） verb – past tense, past participle drugged – to make to lose consciousness by giving a drug. She drugged him and tied him up.使服麻醉药ˈdruggist noun (American) a person who sells medicines etc; a chemist; a pharmacist. 药商，药剂师 ˈdrug-ˌaddict noun a person who has formed the habit of taking drugs. 吸毒者，吸毒成瘾的人 ˈdrugstore noun (American) a shop which sells various articles (eg cosmetics, newpapers and soft drinks) as well as medicines. （美）杂货店

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drug of choice

1. An illicit substance one is addicted to or tends to prefer. I dabbled with a few different recreational drugs in college, but marijuana was my drug of choice.2. The favored pharmaceutical treatment for a given medical condition or ailment. Lithium has long been the drug of choice for many physicians to treat depression and bipolar disorder.3. By extension, any habit, activity, or vice that one is particularly fond of or dependent upon. A lot of people resort to drugs or alcohol to cope with their problems, but exercise has always been my drug of choice. Coffee became my drug of choice after working as a barista for three years during college.See also: choice, drug, of

drugstore cowboy

1. A young man who loiters in public places, such as on street corners or outside of drugstores, especially in the attempt to impress or woo young women. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. I hate going through this area, there's always a few drugstore cowboys cat-calling me when I pass by.2. A person who dresses and acts like a cowboy but who has never worked as one and has none of a cowboy's skills or experience. Originally a reference to extras in Hollywood western films (who would remain in costume off set), it later extended to anyone who wears cowboy clothing purely for the purposes of style or affectation. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. The senator accused his challenger of being a drugstore cowboy—a city slicker who had no idea what it meant to live or work in the rural countryside.3. One who sells, steals, and/or gets high on prescription or over-the-counter medications. Primarily heard in US, South Africa. Police apprehended a drugstore cowboy who held up a local pharmacy and made off with loads of prescription medication.See also: cowboy

drug deal

The exchange of money for drugs. I think I just watched a drug deal take place on our corner!See also: deal, drug

drug on the market

Something that is not in great demand because it is abundantly available. Mobile phones are a drug on the market these days, which is why they're so affordable.See also: drug, market, on

sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll

A phrase used to indicate a wild, hedonistic lifestyle. Being a touring musician is not as exciting as it seems—it's definitely not all sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll.See also: and, rock, roll

do drugs

To use drugs recreationally. I really admire Jess for never submitting to the peer pressure of those around her to drink or do drugs.See also: drug

drugged up to the eyeballs

Heavily under the influence of drugs. I don't remember anything from after my surgery—I was drugged up to the eyeballs!See also: drug, eyeball, up

kick the (something)

slang To overcome an addiction to something. It took gum, patches, and even hypnosis, but I've finally kicked the habit. Unfortunately, the physical nature of heroin addiction means that kicking the habit isn't as simple as just wanting to stop. After saying such horrible things to my parents, I decided it was finally time to kick the booze for good.See also: kick

do the drug thing

To use drugs recreationally. Sure, I used to do the drug thing, once upon a time—but then I went to rehab.See also: drug, thing

drug lord

The most powerful person in a group that sells illegal drugs. The trial for the cartel's powerful drug lord begins today under heavy security.See also: drug, lord

drug

slang To use drugs recreationally. I really admire Jess for never submitting to the peer pressure of those around her to drink or drug.

drughead

slang Someone who uses or is addicted to drugs. Yeah, I used to be a drughead, but that was a long time ago—before I went to rehab.

hard drug

slang An illegal substance that is considered highly addictive and especially harmful or dangerous. Yeah, I smoke pot sometimes, but hard drugs are not for me, man. Of course I don't do heroin, that's a hard drug!See also: drug, hard

gateway drug

slang An illegal substance that is considered less harmful than other drugs and is thought to cause one to eventually use more potent or dangerous drugs. Marijuana and alcohol are typically seen as gateway drugs. I know marijuana can be a gateway drug, so I really worry that Chris will move from pot to hard drugs one day.See also: drug

head drug

slang A substance that affects one's mental abilities and/or mood; a psychoactive, often hallucinogenic, drug. Come on, you went to Woodstock—you can't tell me you've never taken head drugs before.See also: drug, head

do drugs

and do dopeto take illegal drugs; to use illegal drugs habitually. Sam doesn't do drugs, and he doesn't drink. Richard started doing dope when he was very young.See also: drug

a drug on the market

and a glut on the marketsomething that is on the market in great abundance. Right now, small computers are a drug on the market. Twenty years ago, small transistor radios were a glut on the market.See also: drug, market, on

drug on the market

A commodity whose supply greatly exceeds the demand for it. For example, Now that asbestos is considered dangerous, asbestos tile is a drug on the market. The use of the noun drug in the sense of "something overabundant" (as opposed to a medicine or narcotic) dates from the mid-1600s, but the first record of the full expression, put as drug in the market, dates only from the 1830s. See also: drug, market, on

drugged up to the eyeballs

If someone is drugged up to the eyeballs, they have taken a lot of drugs which have strongly affected them. He wasn't making much sense, lying in his hospital bed, drugged up to the eyeballs.See also: drug, eyeball, up

a drug on the market

an unsaleable or valueless commodity. Drug in the sense of ‘a commodity for which there is no demand’ is recorded from the mid 17th century, but it is not clear from the word's history whether it is the same word as the medicinal substance. 1998 Spectator Merchant banks are a drug on the market these days. See also: drug, market, on

drugged up to the ˈeyeballs

have taken or been given a lot of drugs: She was drugged up to the eyeballs, but still in a lot of pain.See also: drug, eyeball, up

kick the ˈhabit, ˈdrug, ˈbooze, etc.

stop doing something harmful that you have done for a long time: According to research, only one smoker in a hundred is able to kick the habit without some kind of help.See also: kick

do drugs

and do dope tv. to take drugs; to use drugs habitually. (Drugs and now general.) Is she still doing dope? Rocko doesn’t do drugs, and he doesn’t drink. See also: drug

do the drug thing

tv. to be involved with drugs; to take drugs. Man, you gotta stop doing the drug thing. See also: drug, thing

drug

1. in. to use drugs. (Drugs.) There is no way that she will stop drugging by herself. 2. and drug out mod. down; depressed. We are all drug out after that meeting.

drug out

verbSee drugSee also: drug, out

drug lord

n. a drug dealer high up in the distribution chain. The drug lords like Mr. Big seem never to get arrested. See also: drug, lord

drughead

n. a heavy drug user; an addict. (Drugs.) They find a drughead in the river about once a month.

drugstore cowboy

n. a male who hangs around drugstores and other public places trying to impress women. You don’t see the old drugstore cowboys around this part of town anymore. See also: cowboy

head drug

n. a drug that affects the mind rather than the body; a psychoactive drug. It’s these head drugs that get the kids into so much trouble. See also: drug, head

drug on the market

An overabundant commodity or service for which there is little or no demand. This expression clearly predates modern times, since drugs on the market, both illegal and legal, now are very profitable indeed. The English clergyman Thomas Fuller (The History of the Worthies of England, 1662) wrote, “He made such a vent for Welsh cottons, that what he found drugs at home, he left dainties beyond the sea.” The OED suggests that “drug” here has some different meaning but does not come up with a convincing explanation. Another writer suggests it may come from the French drogue, for “rubbish,” which makes more sense.See also: drug, market, on

drugstore cowboy

A derisive phrase for a fashionably dressed man who loitered around public places trying to pick up women. The phrase, which may have originated with movie cowboys who wore their costumes when they broke for lunch, brings to mind the fashion plate's inability to ride anything more challenging than a drugstore counter stool.See also: cowboy

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drugged up to the eyeballs

a drug on the market

drugged up to the ˈeyeballs

kick the ˈhabit, ˈdrug, ˈbooze, etc.

do drugs

do the drug thing

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drug out

drug lord

drughead

drugstore cowboy

head drug

drug on the market

drugstore cowboy

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Patient discussion about drug

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drug

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noun medication

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noun dope

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verb knock out

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verb dope

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Synonyms for drug

noun a substance used in the treatment of disease

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noun a substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive

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verb to administer or add a drug to

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noun a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic

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