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Drug (Verb)

Meaning 1

Administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist".

Classification

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care.

Examples

  • The kidnappers drugged the woman to keep her quiet and compliant.
  • He was accused of drugging his business partner to gain control over the company.
  • In a bizarre incident, the drink was laced with a sedative, and she later discovered she had been drugged.
  • The hospital staff made a critical mistake and accidentally drugged the wrong patient with a dangerous medication.
  • She claimed her ex-boyfriend had been drugging her drinks on several occasions.

Synonyms

  • Dose

Hypernyms

  • Medicine

Hyponyms

  • Put Out
  • Dope Up
  • Anaesthetize
  • Narcotise
  • Anaesthetise
  • Anesthetise
  • Put Under
  • O.d.

Related Words

  • Drug (noun)
  • Drugging (noun)

Meaning 2

Use recreational drugs.

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Examples

  • She was caught by her parents for trying to smoke marijuana and they immediately sensed she started to drug.
  • It shocked me when he almost died due to relentlessly choosing to drug at the college party last week.
  • Studies show young adults with problems are more likely to turn and try to drug than kids who grew up in happy households.
  • As our home town isn't a great place, young high school graduates resort to jobs or decide they drug for an easy option.
  • His family and others nearby stopped associating with him after finding out that the stress led him to drug as an easy escape.

Synonyms

  • Do Drugs

Hypernyms

  • Habituate

Hyponyms

  • Base
  • Snort

Related Words

  • Drug (noun)
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