nar·cot·ic

nar·cot·ic
/nɑɚˈkɑːtık/ noun, pl -ics [count]
1 : a drug (such as cocaine, heroin, or marijuana) that affects the brain and that is usually dangerous and illegal

an addictive narcotic

— often plural

He was arrested for selling narcotics.

narcotics agents/detectives

narcotics dealers/traffickers [=people who sell narcotics]

2 medical : a drug that is given to people in small amounts to make them sleep or feel less pain

a mild narcotic

narcotic addiction

narcotic drugs

The drug has a mild narcotic effect. [=the drug makes you feel slightly sleepy]


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  • nar|cot|ic — «nahr KOT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) any drug that produces dullness, drowsiness, sleep, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves. Opium and drugs made from it are powerful narcotics. Narcotics are used in medicine …   Useful english dictionary

  • nar|cot´i|cal|ly — nar|cot|ic «nahr KOT ihk», noun, adjective. –n. 1. a) any drug that produces dullness, drowsiness, sleep, or an insensible condition, and lessens pain by dulling the nerves. Opium and drugs made from it are powerful narcotics. Narcotics are used… …   Useful english dictionary

  • sub|nar|cot|ic — «SUHB nahr KOT ihk», adjective. (of a drug) moderately narcotic …   Useful english dictionary

  • cot — cot·y·la; cot·y·lar; cot·y·le·don; cot·y·le·don·al; cot·y·le·don·ary; cot·y·lig·er·ous; cot·y·loid; cot·y·loph·o·ra; cot·y·loph·o·rous; cot·y·lo·saur; cot·y·lo·sau·ria; di·cot; di·cot·y·le·do·ne·ae; di·cot·y·le·do·nes; di·cot·y·les;… …   English syllables

  • nar — ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·i·nar; ac·i·nar·i·ous; ac·ti·nar·ia; ad·es·se·nar·i·an; al·cy·o·nar·ia; al·ter·nar·ia; amil·le·nar·i·an; an·ten·nar·ia; an·ti·the·nar; ar·e·nar·ia; ar·e·nar·i·ous; arun·di·nar·ia; at·ti·tu·di·nar·i·an; bi·pin·nar·ia;… …   English syllables

  • narcotic — nar·cot·ic …   English syllables

  • narcotic — nar|cot|ic1 [ nar katık ] noun count 1. ) a drug that people use when they are very sick in order to feel less pain and sleep better 2. ) often plural any illegal drug, especially one that is ADDICTIVE (=that someone depends on): Both parents… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • narcotic — nar•cot•ic [[t]nɑrˈkɒt ɪk[/t]] n. 1) pha any of a class of habituating or addictive substances that blunt the senses and in increasing doses cause confusion, stupor, coma, and death: some are used in medicine to relieve intractable pain or induce …   From formal English to slang

  • narcoticism — nar·cot·i·cism när kät ə .siz əm n addiction to habit forming drugs …   Medical dictionary

  • narcotico-acrid — nar·cot·i·co ac·rid (nahr kot″ĭ ko akґrid) both narcotic and acrid …   Medical dictionary

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