drug

nounB1 · Intermediate

Something you take when sick or a bad thing people use.

Meanings of «drug»

1 · noun

a medicine used to treat illness

The doctor gave her a drug for the pain.

2 · noun

an illegal substance that changes how a person feels

Police arrested the man for selling drugs nearby.

Similar: narcoticsubstance

Translation

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«drug» in 17 languages

AR العربية

AZ Azərbaycan

DE Deutsch

ES Español

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FR Français

HI हिन्दी

ID Indonesia

JA 日本語

KO 한국어

PT Português

RO Română

RU Русский

TH ไทย

TR Türkçe

UK Українська

UZ O‘zbek

VI Tiếng Việt

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The difference between similar words

what you take to treat an illness

medicinethe everyday word for what you take when illTake this medicine twice a day.

medicationformalmedicine from a doctor; more formalShe is on medication for her heart.

druga chemical used as medicine; can also be illegalThe doctor gave me a new drug for the pain.

remedya way to cure a small problem, often naturalHoney and lemon is a good remedy for a cold.

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something you take when sick or a bad thing people use

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