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# drug

noun (a drug, drugs); verb (drug, drugs, drugged, drugging)

«drug» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A medicine used to treat or prevent an illness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#m1)
2. A substance that changes how the body or mind works and that people may take in a harmful or illegal way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#m2)
3. (verb) To give someone or an animal a drug to make them sleep or unable to act. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#m3)

### In the lessons

In health and safety lessons: only take medicine from a trusted adult; never take unknown pills or drugs. In science: drugs are tested before doctors use them. Phrases: drug store (USA: a chemist or pharmacy), drug test, illegal drugs.

### Examples

- The doctor gave her a drug to stop the pain. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x1)
- Never take pills or drugs from a stranger. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x2)
- The new drug was tested for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x3)
- Mum bought plasters at the drugstore. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x4)
- The vet drugged the lion so it would sleep. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x5)
- Some drugs are illegal because they are dangerous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x6)
- Athletes are given drug tests. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x7)
- None of my drugs will avail to cure you, but, if you are willing to pay me handsomely, I can tell you how you may be cured.’ [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/#x8)

### Note

Countable. "Drugstore" is American English for a pharmacy (UK chemist). Safety: medicines can be dangerous in the wrong dose; always ask an adult. "Drugged" doubles the g.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «drug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/drug/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«drug» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/drug.html) on Mova free.