drug

¹drug

noun \ˈdrəg\

Definition of DRUG

1

a obsolete : a substance used in dyeing or chemical operations b : a substance used as a medication or in the preparation of medication c 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

: a commodity that is not salable or for which there is no demand —used in the phrase drug on the market

3

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

— drug·gy also drug·gie \ˈdrə-gē\ adjective

Examples of DRUG

1. a new drug used to treat people with high blood pressure
2. an experimental drug for the treatment of AIDS
3. Have you ever taken any illegal drugs?
4. I don't smoke, drink, or do drugs.

Origin of DRUG

Middle English drogge

First Known Use: 14th century

Related to DRUG

Synonyms: cure, medicine, medicament, medication, medicinal, pharmaceutical, physic, remedy, specific

Related Words: cure-all, nostrum, panacea; botanical, patent medicine, prescription, prescription drug; cordial, potion, tonic; miracle drug, wonder drug; cap, capsule, pill, tablet; injection, shot; embrocation, liniment, lotion, ointment, potion, poultice, salve; syrup (also sirup), tincture; antibiotic, antiseptic, serum; cathartic, purgative

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Other Drug/Tobacco Terms

controlled, flake, herb, key, sodden

Rhymes with DRUG

bug, chug, dug, fug, hug, jug, lug, mug, plug, pug, rug, shrug, slug, smug, snug, thug, trug, tug, vug