Addict - English meaning

noun

A person who uses something to bad effect or for a bad purpose.

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Notorious abusers of the english language

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Someone who treats another person in a cruel, violent, or unfair way

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A child abuser, both women testified against their alleged abuser., they have begun to track down h…

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A cocaine addict.

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She is such a cokey.

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A party dance and song in which people stand in a circle, shake their arms and legs one at a time, and move forwards and backwards

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Thousands of england fans gathered in the square to sing songs and dance the hokey cokey., the chil…

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A drug taken illegally for recreational purposes, especially cannabis.

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My dad caught me smoking dope

verb

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to enhance or inhibit sporting performance.

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The horse was doped before the race

adjective

Administer drugs to (a racehorse, greyhound, or athlete) in order to inhibit or enhance sporting performance.

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The horse was doped before the race

noun

A person who collects and supplies information, typically on sporting events or elections.

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They are inside dopesters with special access to the racing world

noun

A drug addict or habitual user of drugs.

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A classroom full of bikers and druggers

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A person who often uses illegal drugs

adjective

Caused by, involving, or given to taking illegal drugs.

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A druggy haze

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A drug addict or habitual user of drugs.

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The sorry truth for all you druggies is that the myth that taking drugs equates to being a more int…

noun

A drug addict.

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I don't think we're in danger of society falling apart and all the kids becoming hopheads

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Someone who takes illegal drugs

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He lost his way a bit after college and lived in a community of hopheads and petty criminals for a …

adjective

Like hops (= dried fruit used to make beer)

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A hoppy aroma/flavour

noun

Extravagant or intensive publicity or promotion.

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His first album hit the stores amid a storm of hype

verb

Promote or publicize (a product or idea) intensively, often exaggerating its benefits.

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An industry quick to hype its products

verb

Stimulate or excite (someone).

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I was hyped up because i wanted to do well

noun

The chemical sodium thiosulphate (formerly called hyposulphite) used as a photographic fixer.

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I use four teaspoons of hypo (sodium thiosulfate) in a liter of water and add a quarter-ounce of so…

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Another term for hypodermic.

noun

An attack of hypoglycaemia.

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I am now very sympathetic to the plight of the diabetic; i wouldn't want to have to suffer a hypo a…

noun

An old car in poor condition.

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A gas-guzzling polluting junker

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A german nobleman or aristocrat, especially a member of the prussian aristocracy.

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A reich dominated by the junkers and an industrial bourgeoisie

noun

A drug addict.

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I thought my destiny was to be a heroin addict, a junkie for the rest of my life; i couldn't stop m…

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A person who regularly takes and is dependent on illegal drugs, esp. heroin

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If you want to follow politics, basically you have to become a talk-show junkie.

noun

Methylated spirit.

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Anyway, the doc sorted me out, although, being a typical australian male, i believe i could have do…

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Informal for methylated spirits uk

adverb

Scottish form of not, used after an auxiliary verb.

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We couldna speak to them

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The chemical element of atomic number 11, a soft silver-white reactive metal of the alkali metal group.

The chemical element sodium.

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A small quantity of an alcoholic drink.

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Care to join me for a snifter?

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A small drink of something alcoholic

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How about a snifter before dinner?

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A northerner who moves to a warmer southern state in the winter.

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At the peak of the tourist season the hotel hosted an additional three hundred snowbirds and backpa…

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A person who goes on a pleasure trip or excursion.

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When airline deregulation added competition in 1978, pleasure trippers snapped up cheap short-haul …

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Someone who visits a place for a short time, often with a large group of people

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Thousands of day trippers flock to resorts on the south coast., the café was full of coach trippers.

noun

A person who uses or operates something.

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The user should press return and a message will be displayed

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Someone who uses a product, machine, or service

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The popular portable email device has over 10 million users worldwide., computer/internet users int…