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o·ver·dose
 overdose
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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb)
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noun |
| definition: |
too high a dose, as of medicine or drugs.
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| related words: |
excess |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
overdoses, overdosing, overdosed |
| definition: |
to give an excessively high dose to.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to take an excessively high dose of an illegal or dangerous drug, usu. leading to death.
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