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.
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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.