narcotic
Collocations
4(noun.)
ADJ
mild, powerful
VERB + NARCOTIC
inject, use
trade in
The police officer warned that organized crime groups are profiting from trading in narcotics across the city.
NARCOTIC + NOUN
agent, officer, official, squad
Definitions
noun
Any substance or drug that reduces pain, induces sleep and may alter mood or behaviour; in some contexts, especially in reference to the opiates-and-opioids class, especially in reference to illegal drugs, and often both.
"Real San Juan Colorado," he said. "Excitable people like you are the better for narcotics. Heavens! don't bite it! Cut - and cut with reverence!"
In 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain.
Any type of numbing or soothing drug.
But, for the unquiet heart and brain, A use in measured language lies; The sad mechanic exercise, Like dull narcotics, numbing pain.
Podson grabbed at his tobacco with a fervent, "God! just about saved my life." With a cigarette going he grabbed at the papers, requiring spiritual sustenance as well as a divine narcotic.
adj
Of, or relating to narcotics.
Inducing sleep; causing narcosis.
The duration of a prescription may give clues into how long a person ends up using a narcotic painkiller, a new study finds.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
adjective — inducing mental lethargy
- soporiferous
- soporific
adjective — inducing stupor or narcosis
- narcotizing
- narcotising
Antonyms
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
6"Real San Juan Colorado," he said. "Excitable people like you are the better for narcotics. Heavens! don't bite it! Cut - and cut with reverence!"
WiktionaryIn 2016, the CDC established guidelines for prescribing narcotics for chronic pain.
WiktionaryThe State Department has given Ecuador $81 million since 2018 to help the country with its fight against organized crime and narcotics.
WiktionaryThe duration of a prescription may give clues into how long a person ends up using a narcotic painkiller, a new study finds.
WiktionaryProstitution, gambling, the use of narcotic substances, drunkenness, disorder, and all other illegal activities are STRICTLY FORBIDDEN.
Tatoeba · #450980The gray sky is narcotic.
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