overdose

¹over·dose

noun \ˈō-vər-ˌdōs\

Definition of OVERDOSE

1

: too great a dose (as of a therapeutic agent); also : a lethal or toxic amount (as of a drug)

2

: an excessive quantity or amount <an overdose of fun>

— over·dos·age \ˌō-vər-ˈdō-sij\ noun

Examples of OVERDOSE

1. She died from a cocaine overdose.

First Known Use of OVERDOSE

1700

Rhymes with OVERDOSE

adios, adipose, bellicose, calvados, cellulose, comatose, diagnose, grandiose, granulose, Helios, lachrymose, megadose, otiose, racemose, Shabuoth, tuberose, varicose, ventricose