noun
Meaning 1
The drug phenobarbitone when taken recreationally.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
purple heart
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noun
Meaning 2
A drinamyl tablet when taken recreationally, popular in the 1960s.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical, slang
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noun
Meaning 3
A US military decoration awarded in the name of the President of the United States to those wounded or killed while serving on or after 5 April 1917.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Topics: government, military, politics, war
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noun
Meaning 4
a long-acting barbiturate used as a sedative
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sodium thiopental, phenobarbital, phenobarbitone, Luminal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: barbiturate
noun
Meaning 5
a United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: Order of the Purple Heart
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: decoration, laurel wreath, medal, medallion, palm, ribbon
History
Etymology
From the color of the pills.