overdose

About 1.49 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

   to die of a heroin overdose

2. verb To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to someone.
3. verb To dose excessively, to take an overdose.

   Be careful not to overdose on those pills.

4. verb To indulge in something excessively.

Similar words

dose drug poisoning intoxication paracetamol acetaminophen overload overmedication overuse megadose

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Word family

overdosage overdosages overdosed overdoses overdosing