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o·ver·dose
 overdose
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition: |
a larger amount of a drug than your doctor says you should take.
An overdose of aspirin will make you sick. |
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verb |
| inflections: |
overdoses, overdosing, overdosed |
| definition: |
to become very sick or die from taking too much of a drug.
She overdosed on cough medicine and had to go to the hospital. |
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