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drug
/drʌɡ/
Definition
1
A substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication to prevent, treat, or cure disease.
2
Any chemical substance, often illicit, that affects the central nervous system, altering mood, perception, or behavior.
3
To administer a drug to someone covertly, typically to sedate or intoxicate them.
Examples
My morning ritual starts with the hard drug known as espresso, without which I'd be a zombie at meetings.
The detective suspected the villain had tried to drug the punch at the gala, but everyone just got tipsy from the cheap wine.
After binge-watching true crime docs, she joked that her Netflix addiction was her most potent drug.
The cat burglar didn't need to drug the guard dog; a laser pointer did the trick in seconds.