Phrase guide

do drugs

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To abuse an illegal drug or drugs, especially as a result of chemical addiction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

use recreational drugs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: drug

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: consume, ingest, take in, take, have

Narrower terms: inject, take a hit, snort, free-base, base, drop, dope

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: drugs gebruiken — do drugs
  • Finnish: käyttää huumeita — do drugs
  • French: se droguer — do drugs
  • German: Drogen nehmen — do drugs
  • Hebrew: עשה סמים (asá samím) — do drugs
  • Hungarian: drogozik — do drugs
  • Polish: brać narkotyki — do drugs
  • Portuguese: usar drogas — do drugs
  • Portuguese: drogar-se — do drugs
  • Portuguese: se drogar — do drugs
  • Portuguese: ficar chapado — do drugs
  • Romanian: se droga — do drugs
  • Russian: наркома́нить (narkománitʹ) — do drugs
  • Spanish: drogarse — do drugs
  • Spanish: endrogarse — do drugs
  • Swedish: droga — do drugs