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{
"term": "drug",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "an illegal substance that some people smoke, inject, etc. for the physical and mental effects it has",
"sensetop": "on drugs",
"labels": "(informal)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "He does not smoke or **take drugs**."
},
{
"text": "to **use/abuse drugs**"
},
{
"text": "I don't **do drugs** *(= use them)*."
},
{
"text": "to **smuggle/supply/sell drugs**"
},
{
"text": "He was charged with **possessing drugs**."
},
{
"text": "**illegal/illicit drugs**"
},
{
"text": "She looked like she was on drugs *(= had taken drugs)*.",
"contextForm": "on drugs"
},
{
"text": "I found out he was on drugs *(= took them regularly)*."
},
{
"text": "a **drug dealer/trafficker/smuggler**"
},
{
"text": "**drug use/abuse**"
},
{
"text": "She was a **drug addict**."
},
{
"text": "The actor struggled with **drug addiction**."
},
{
"text": "I never smoke, drink or use drugs."
},
{
"text": "The movie depicts sex, drinking and drug use."
},
{
"text": "There was a huge growth in the export of illicit drugs."
},
{
"text": "He is accused of supplying the drug that killed the teenager."
},
{
"text": "It was obvious from his arm he had been injecting drugs."
},
{
"text": "It was many years since he had used cocaine or any other hard drug."
},
{
"text": "He was the only member of the band who never got into hard drugs."
},
{
"text": "She became a heavy drug user."
},
{
"text": "He was a petty thief and drug dealer."
},
{
"text": "Drug traffickers are getting across the border."
},
{
"text": "He was murdered by a drugs cartel."
},
{
"text": "a criminal with connections to the drug trade"
},
{
"text": "This property was all bought with drug money."
},
{
"text": "She was charged with drug offences."
},
{
"text": "She died of a drug overdose."
},
{
"text": "Alcohol and drug treatment programs have been cut."
},
{
"text": "All athletes have to undergo regular drug testing."
},
{
"text": "Some workplaces have introduced mandatory drug screening."
},
{
"text": "The new federal drug czar claimed the nation was winning the war on drugs."
},
{
"text": "a review of the drug sentencing laws to make penalties harsher"
},
{
"text": "the dangers of drink and drugs"
},
{
"text": "They committed the crime while high on drugs."
},
{
"text": "the latest moves in the drug war"
},
{
"text": "They had a liberal attitude to recreational drugs."
},
{
"text": "Drugs have been seized with a street value of two million dollars."
},
{
"text": "an athlete who tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs"
},
{
"text": "She was found to be under the influence of drugs."
}
],
"topics": ["Social issues"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["illegal", "illicit", "addictive"],
"verb + drug": ["inject"],
"drug + noun": ["baron", "kingpin", "lord"],
"phrases": ["drink and drugs", "drugs and alcohol"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "a substance used as a medicine or used in a medicine",
"labels": "(British English)(informal)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)(British English)(North American English)(British English)(British English)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "to **prescribe/administer a drug**"
},
{
"text": "a **prescription drug** *(= one that must be by a doctor)"
},
{
"text": "anti-inflammatory/antiviral/painkilling drugs"
},
{
"text": "a new **cancer drug**"
},
{
"text": "a major **drug company**"
},
{
"text": "He's taking drugs for depression."
},
{
"text": "The doctors diagnosed epilepsy and prescribed drugs."
},
{
"text": "His parents had to learn to administer his drugs."
},
{
"text": "Patients need to inject the drug every two weeks."
},
{
"text": "The drug has been approved to treat prostate cancer."
},
{
"text": "Prescription drug prices rose."
},
{
"text": "You used to be able to buy this medicine over the counter, but it is now a prescription drug."
},
{
"text": "The doctor put me on a course of painkilling drugs."
},
{
"text": "Some infections are now resistant to drugs."
},
{
"text": "The nurses came around to give the patients their drugs."
},
{
"text": "They're hailing it as the new wonder drug."
},
{
"text": "We want to make it possible for companies all over the world to produce cheaper generic drugs."
},
{
"text": "new drugs that have been developed recently"
},
{
"text": "drugs that help the growth of skin tissue"
},
{
"text": "a powerful drug against tuberculosis"
},
{
"text": "Some veterinary drugs are not approved for use in food-producing animals."
},
{
"text": "The drug has some bad side effects."
}
],
"topics": ["Healthcare"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["powerful", "strong", "effective"],
"… of drug": ["course", "dose"],
"verb + drug": ["be on", "take", "prescribe (somebody)"],
"drug + verb": ["cure something", "help something", "treat something"],
"drug + noun": ["company", "prices"],
"preposition": ["drug against", "drug for"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/drʌɡ/",
"audio": "dr/drug/drug__gb_2.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/drʌɡ/",
"audio": "dr/drug/drug__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French drogue, possibly from Middle Dutch droge vate, literally ‘dry vats’, referring to the contents (i.e. dry goods)."
}