(~s, dosing, ~d)
1.
A ~ of medicine or a drug is a measured amount of it which is intended to be taken at one time.
One ~ of penicillin can wipe out the infection.
N-COUNT: oft N of n
2.
You can refer to an amount of something as a ~ of that thing, especially when you want to emphasize that there is a great deal of it.
The West is getting a heavy ~ of snow and rain today.
N-COUNT: usu adj N of n emphasis
3.
If you ~ a person or animal with medicine, you give them an amount of it.
The doctor fixed the rib, ~d him heavily with drugs, and said he would probably get better...
I ~d myself with quinine.
VERB: V n with n, V pron-refl with n
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Dose up means the same as ~ .
I ~d him up with Valium.
PHRASAL VERB: V n P with n