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Definition drug in British English
drug
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
[countable]
noun
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
▪ abuser, addict, dealer, smuggler, user
▪ peddle, sell, smuggle, supply, take, use
an illegal substance that affects someone physically or mentally when they take it (=put it into their body)
He acted as if he was on drugs (=had taken drugs).
Intravenous drug users are at risk from the HIV virus.
The government has pledged to fight drug smuggling.
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