do drugs

verb

To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.

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Meanings

verbdo drugs (third-person singular simple present does drugs, present participle doing drugs, simple past did drugs, past participle done drugs)

present singular third person does drugs · participle present doing drugs · past did drugs · participle past done drugs

  1. idiomaticTo abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.

    There is growing understanding that people drink or do drugs for difference ^([sic]) reasons - and it may be linked to times of stress.

    2023 September 6, Greg Morse, “One more for the road?”, in RAIL, number 991, page 51

Synonyms & antonyms

verbuse recreational drugs

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Translations

Dutch drugs gebruiken
  • drugs gebruikendo drugs
Finnish käyttää huumeita
  • käyttää huumeitado drugs
French se droguer
  • se droguerdo drugs
German Drogen nehmen
  • Drogen nehmendo drugs
Hebrew עשה סמים
  • עשה סמים (asá samím)do drugs
Hungarian drogozik
  • drogozikdo drugs
Polish brać narkotyki
  • brać narkotykido drugs
Portuguese usar drogas, drogar-se
  • usar drogasdo drugs
  • drogar-sedo drugs
  • se drogardo drugs
  • ficar chapadodo drugs
Romanian se droga
  • se drogado drugs
Russian наркома́нить
  • наркома́нить (narkománitʹ)do drugs
Spanish drogarse, endrogarse
  • drogarsedo drugs
  • endrogarsedo drugs
Swedish droga
  • drogado drugs
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MLA

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Chicago

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