overdose

¹over·dose

noun \ˈō-vər-ˌdōs\

: an amount of a drug or medicine that is too much and usually dangerous

: an amount of something that is too much

Full 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

²over·dose

verb \ˌō-vər-ˈdōs\

: to take too much of a drug or medicine : to take an overdose of a drug or medicine

Full Definition of OVERDOSE

transitive verb

:  to give an overdose or too many doses to

intransitive verb

:  to take or experience an overdose —usually used with on

First Known Use of OVERDOSE

1700