n. & v.
--n.
1. a medicinal substance.
2 a narcotic, hallucinogen, or stimulant, esp. one causing addiction.
--v. (drugged, drugging)
1. tr. add a drug to (food or drink).
2 tr. a administer a drug to. b stupefy with a drug.
3 intr. take drugs as an addict.
Phrases and idioms:
drug addict a person who is addicted to a narcotic drug. drug on the market a commodity that is plentiful but no longer in demand. drug peddler (colloq. pusher) a person who sells esp. addictive drugs illegally. drug squad a division of a police force investigating crimes involving illegal drugs.
Etymology: ME drogges, drouges f. OF drogue, of unkn. orig.