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21 7.2
To give someone a substance to make them sleep or act differently
  • verb
  • /drʌɡ/
  • NSFW
translation icon : drogar
  • The doctors had to drug him to perform the surgery safely.
  • tried to drug
  • want to drug
  • drug you, then

So today I fucked up by drugging the bartender and ruining a wedding.

Examples

Synonyms

to dose
vsto drug
28 3.8

To give a set amount of medicine to a person or animal

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to put under
vsto drug
  • Specialized
17 6.0

Give someone medicine to make them unconscious before an operation

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to anesthetize
vsto drug
  • Specialized
12 7.1

To give medicine so a person or animal cannot feel pain, often before surgery

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to put out
vsto drug
  • Specialized
10 7.3

Make someone sleep so they do not feel pain during an operation

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to tranquilize
vsto drug
  • Specialized
10 6.8

To make a person or animal calm by giving them medicine

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to intoxicate
vsto drug
  • NSFW
9 7.0

To make someone drunk with alcohol or drugs

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to dope up
vsto drug
  • NSFW
7 9.4

Give someone drugs to change how they think or act

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to chloroform
vsto drug
  • Specialized
3 9.6

To make someone unconscious by giving them a drug that makes them sleep

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to roofie
vsto drug
  • Offensive
3 9.9

To secretly put a strong sleeping drug into someone's drink to make them unable to resist

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to narcotize
vsto drug
  • NSFW
1 9.5

To give someone a drug that makes them very sleepy or unconscious

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to anesthetise
vsto drug
  • Specialized
6.1

Give medicine so a person or animal does not feel pain during a medical procedure

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour
to opiate
vsto drug
  • NSFW
7.4

To give someone a drug for pain that comes from opium

is to give a substance often to cause unconsciousness or change behaviour

Antonyms

73 1.8

To stop sleeping or make someone else wake up

Phrasal Verbs

To break up an illegal group that sells drugs, usually by police

Compounds

246 4.8

A person who sells illegal drugs

97 3.0

A person who cannot stop using illegal or harmful drugs

drug use
  • NSFW
88 3.1

To take illegal or harmful drugs

A medicine you can only get with a written order from a doctor

52 2.6

A company that makes and sells medicines like vaccines and pills

36 5.3

A group that makes and sells illegal drugs and uses violence or bribes officials to control the business

36 4.6

Illegal buying, selling, or moving of drugs such as heroin

drug abuse
  • NSFW
34 2.8

Using illegal or harmful drugs too often so they harm a person's health and life

drug lord
  • NSFW
33 4.9

A person who controls a large illegal drug business

drug user
  • NSFW
31 3.7

A person who takes illegal or recreational drugs

28 3.4

A long-lasting problem where someone cannot stop using drugs even though it harms them

drug war
  • NSFW
22 3.7

A fight by police and government against illegal drugs and people who make or sell them

16 6.2

A person who illegally buys and sells large amounts of drugs

A US government agency that checks and approves food, medicine, and medical devices

drug bust
  • NSFW
14 3.1

An occasion when police take illegal drugs and arrest people

fertility drug
  • Specialized
11 3.5

A medicine a woman takes to help her get pregnant

cancer drug
  • Specialized
11 3.2

A medicine that treats cancer by killing or stopping cancer cells

generic drug
  • Specialized
9 3.7

A medicine that has the same dose and effect as a brand-name medicine but costs less

hard drug
  • NSFW
7 4.6

A strong illegal substance that people quickly become addicted to, like heroin or cocaine

A United States government agency that enforces laws about illegal drugs

5 7.6

A substance made by chemists to copy an illegal drug and avoid the law

A medicine you can buy without a doctor's prescription

antiviral drug
  • Specialized
4 3.7

A medicine that stops viruses from growing in the body

4 7.4

An illegal drug people use for fun that changes how they think and can harm them

3 3.4

Medicine that reduces swelling and pain

3 4.8

A drug that changes how a person thinks, feels, or sees things

3 7.2

A drug that makes you see or hear things that are not real and changes how you think and feel

brand-name drug
  • Specialized
3 4.2

A medicine sold under a company's name that only that company sells

antidepressant drug
  • Specialized
3 3.2

A medicine that treats depression by changing chemicals in the brain

3 4.4

A substance people take for pleasure, not medicine

A United States agency that enforces laws about illegal drugs and arrests people who sell them

2 4.2

Illegal buying and selling of drugs for profit

psychoactive drug
  • Specialized
2 4.4

Something that changes how the mind works and so changes mood, behaviour and what you notice

statin drug
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A medicine that lowers cholesterol in the blood

drug cocktail
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A mix of medicines used together to treat diseases like HIV

drug baron
  • NSFW
1 5.8

A person who controls a large illegal drug business

1 6.5

A drug that ends a pregnancy by causing the body to remove the unborn baby

antipsychotic drug
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A medicine that calms serious mental problems like hearing or seeing things that are not there

1 6.1

A substance that makes you see or hear things that are not real

club drug
  • NSFW
1 6.5

A drug often used in nightclubs and dance parties, for example ecstasy

1 6.8

A not very harmful drug that leads people to try more harmful drugs

1 5.8

A drug taken for pleasure that changes how you think and can cause addiction or harm

1 4.8

Physical and mental symptoms that happen after stopping a medicine

1 3.9

A drug that makes the body's immune system weaker to prevent organ rejection or treat autoimmune disease

stimulant drug
  • Specialized
1 4.5

A drug that makes the body or mind more active for a short time

A drug that changes how you feel, think, or see things

cytotoxic drug
  • Specialized
1 4.9

A medicine that kills cells and helps treat cancer during chemotherapy

1 7.4

A person who sells illegal drugs, often on the street

1 4.0

A law that bans making, selling, or using illegal drugs

antiepileptic drug
  • Specialized
1 4.1

A medicine that prevents or controls seizures in people with epilepsy

antimalarial drug
  • Specialized
1 3.7

A medicine that prevents or treats malaria

neuroleptic drug
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A medicine that calms serious mental illness like schizophrenia

A medicine that reduces pain and swelling without steroids, like ibuprofen or aspirin

sulfa drug
  • Specialized
1 6.2

A medicine that stops bacteria from growing to treat infections

1 6.8

A medicine for depression that raises mood chemicals in the brain like serotonin and norepinephrine

truth drug
  • Specialized
1 5.9

Medicine that makes someone talk by reducing fear of speaking

soft drug
  • NSFW
1 4.8

A drug with mild effects, for example cannabis, that does not often cause addiction

diuretic drug
  • Specialized
3.7

A medicine that makes the body pass more urine to remove extra water

3.9

The official removal of a medicine from sale by authorities or makers because it is unsafe

A medical method that uses a small electric current to push medicine into body tissues

adrenergic drug
  • Specialized
6.9

A drug that acts like adrenaline to make the heart beat faster and open the airways

anovulatory drug
  • Specialized
7.5

A pill that stops the release of an egg to prevent pregnancy

antianxiety drug
  • Specialized
3.5

A drug that reduces anxiety and makes you feel calmer

antiarrhythmic drug
  • Specialized
4.7

A medicine that prevents or treats abnormal heart rhythms

antibacterial drug
  • Specialized
3.0

A medicine that kills bacteria or stops their growth

antibiotic drug
  • Specialized
3.0

A medicine that kills or stops the growth of bacteria to treat infections

anticonvulsant drug
  • Specialized
4.2

A medicine that prevents or reduces seizures in people with epilepsy

anticholinergic drug
  • Specialized
7.2

A drug that blocks a nerve chemical called acetylcholine in the nervous system

antidiabetic drug
  • Specialized
3.1

Medicine that lowers blood sugar to treat diabetes

antidiarrheal drug
  • Specialized
3.1

A drug that stops or reduces diarrhea

antidiuretic drug
  • Specialized
5.1

A medicine that makes the kidneys keep more water and reduce urine

antiemetic drug
  • Specialized
3.8

A drug that prevents or reduces nausea and vomiting

antihypertensive drug
  • Specialized
3.6

A medicine that lowers high blood pressure

How Sedating

to overdose
  • NSFW
47 4.8
to anesthetize
  • Specialized
12 7.1
to drug
  • NSFW
21 7.2
to sedate
  • Specialized
95 6.8
to medicate
30 5.1
to dose
28 3.8

Surface Forms

drug infinitive
drugged past
drugged past participle
drugging present participle
drugs third person singular

Etymology

Drug meaning to give a drug to someone comes directly from the noun drug, so it simply means to give that substance to a person to change their mind or body, which is why people say someone was 'drugged'.