hard drug
noun Pharmacology.
an addicting drug capable of producing severe physical or psychological dependence, as heroin.
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anesthetic, opium, painkiller, dope, sedative, opiate, tranquilizer, heroin, merchandise, junk, fix, hypnotic, soporific, stuff, analgesic, anodyne, downer, lenitive, laudanum, somnifacient
Nearby words
hard court, hard currency, hard dinkum, hard disk, hard drive, hard drug, hard feeling, hard feelings, hard fern, hard goods, hard ground
Origin of hard drug
An Americanism dating back to 1965–70
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