overdose
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
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overdoses
plural
overdoses
Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERDOSE
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1
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an amount of a drug or medicine that is too much and usually dangerous
— often + of
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She died from a cocaine overdose.
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He took/had an overdose of pills.
2
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an amount of something that is too much
— often + of
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An overdose of horror movies gave him nightmares.
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Britannica Dictionary definition of OVERDOSE
[no object]
:
to take too much of a drug or medicine
:
to take an overdose of a drug or medicine
— usually + on
— sometimes used figuratively
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She overdosed on tranquilizers and fell into a coma.
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She overdosed on romance novels over the summer.
