Drug

What “Drug” means

Noun

1. A substance used to treat an illness, relieve a symptom, or modify a chemical process in the body for a specific purpose.
2. A psychoactive substance, especially one which is illegal and addictive, ingested for recreational use, such as cocaine.
3. Anything, such as a substance, emotion, or action, to which one is addicted.
4. Any commodity that lies on hand, or is not salable; an article of slow sale, or in no demand.
5. Ellipsis of drugstore.

Verb

1. To administer intoxicating drugs to, generally without the recipient's knowledge or consent.
2. To add intoxicating drugs to with the intention of drugging someone.
3. To prescribe or administer drugs or medicines.
4. To use intoxicating drugs.

Noun

1. A drudge.

Where the word comes from

From Middle English drogge (“medicine”), from Middle French drogue, drocque (“tincture, pharmaceutical product”) (c. 1462), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German droge, as in droge vate (“dry vats, dry barrels”), mistaking droge for the contents, which were usually dried herbs, plants or wares. Droge comes from Middle Dutch drōghe (“dry”), from Old Dutch drōgi (“dry”), from Proto-Germanic *draugiz (“dry, hard”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). Displaced native Old English lybb (“drug, medicine”). Cognate with English dry, Dutch droog (“dry”), German trocken (“dry”).

Business name ideas with “Drug”

Industries where “Drug” fits

We suggest this word for 2 business types and industries, including:

• Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
• Pharmacies and Drug Stores