drug
noun
- 1
A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
“Aspirin is a drug that reduces pain, acts against inflammation and lowers body temperature.”
- 2
A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
- 3
Anything, such as a substance, emotion or action, to which one is addicted.
“2010, Kesha Rose Sebert (Ke$ha), with Pebe Sebert and Joshua Coleman (Ammo), Your Love is My Drug”
- 4
Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.
verb
- 1
To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
“She suddenly felt strange, and only then realized she'd been drugged.”
- 2
To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
“She suddenly felt strange. She realized her drink must have been drugged.”
- 3
To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines.
verb
- 1
To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
“Let's drag this load of wood over to the shed.”
- 2
To move onward heavily, laboriously, or slowly; to advance with weary effort; to go on lingeringly.
“Time seems to drag when you’re waiting for a bus.”
- 3
To act or proceed slowly or without enthusiasm; to be reluctant.
- 4
To draw along (something burdensome); hence, to pass in pain or with difficulty.
- 5
To serve as a clog or hindrance; to hold back.
- 6
To move (an item) on the computer display by means of a mouse or other input device.
“Drag the file into the window to open it.”
- 7
(chiefly of a vehicle) To unintentionally rub or scrape on a surface.
“The car was so low to the ground that its muffler was dragging on a speed bump.”
- 8
To hit or kick off target.
- 9
To fish with a dragnet.
- 10
To search for something, as a lost object or body, by dragging something along the bottom of a body of water.
- 11
To break (land) by drawing a drag or harrow over it; to harrow.
- 12
To search exhaustively, as if with a dragnet.
- 13
To roast, say negative things about, or call attention to the flaws of (someone).
“You just drag him 'cause he's got more money than you.”
noun
- 1
A drudge.
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