Meaning
Something you take that changes your body or your mind. Some drugs are medicine; others are against the law.
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Word origin
From Old French drogue, a word for a supply kept by someone who sold medicine.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- drogue
Grammar
Examples
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Here a "drug" is a medicine that a doctor gives you.
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In the plural, "drugs" often means the illegal kind.
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A "drug" is countable: one drug, two drugs.
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 4: drug, smell, building and 7 more words.