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Narcotic

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Noun

1. narcotic

a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction

Adjective

2. narcotic

of or relating to or designating narcotics

Example Sentences:
'narcotic addicts'
'narcotic stupor'

3. narcotic, narcotising, narcotizing

inducing stupor or narcosis

Example Sentences:
'narcotic drugs'

4. narcotic, soporiferous, soporific

inducing mental lethargy

Example Sentences:
'a narcotic speech'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Narcotic

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noun
1. 
any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and stupor. They are used medicinally to relieve pain but are sometimes also taken for their pleasant effects; prolonged use may cause addiction
2. 
anything that relieves pain or induces sleep, mental numbness, etc
3. 
any illegal drug
adjective
4. 
of, relating to, or designating narcotics
5. 
of or relating to narcotics addicts or users
6. 
of or relating to narcosis

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Narcotic

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noun
1. 
a drug, as opium or any of its derivatives (morphine, heroin, codeine, etc.), used to relieve pain and induce sleep: narcotics are often addictive and in excessive doses can cause stupor, coma, or death
2. 
anything that has a soothing, lulling, or dulling effect
adjective
3. 
of, like, or capable of producing narcosis
4. 
of, by, or for narcotic addicts

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Narcotic

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n.
1.
a. A drug, such as morphine or heroin, that is derived from opium or an opiumlike compound, relieves pain, often induces sleep, can alter consciousness, and is potentially addictive.
b. A controlled substance.
2. A soothing, numbing agent or thing: "There was the blessed narcotic of bridge, at the Colony or at the home of friends" (Louis Auchincloss).
adj.
1. Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.
2. Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.
3. Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.

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