meth

1 of 2

noun

ˈmeth 

: methamphetamine

… estimates that two-thirds of the violent criminals he tries use meth, cook it or sell it.

—Paul Solotaroff

see crystal meth

meth-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or metho-

: methyl

methacrylic

Examples of meth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Mendoza was in routine contact with higher-ups at United Cartels, but in 2020 federal agents found 850 kilograms of meth in a tractor-trailer at one of his properties. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 14 Aug. 2025

Initally Cyprien's mother was charged with felony meth possession and gun theft while his father was arrested on an outstanding probation violation warrant from Texas and a domestic violence assault warrant in Nashville. —Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 13 Aug. 2025

There’s babies that are being raised by meth addicts. —Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2025

In a related search, 2.5 more pounds of weed and 60 grams of meth were confiscated, officials said. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 4 Aug. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from methyl

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing meth

• crystal meth

Rhymes for meth

• beth
• breath
• death
• heth
• lethe
• seth
• sheth
• sneath
• shibboleth

Medical Definition

meth

1 of 2 noun

ˈmeth 

British

: meths

meth

2 of 2 noun

: methamphetamine