dose (n.)

  1. a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

    [ Syn: dosage ]

  2. the quantity of an active agent (substance or radiation) taken in or absorbed at any one time

    [ Syn: dosage ]

  3. a communicable infection transmitted by sexual intercourse or genital contact

    [ Syn: venereal disease , vd , venereal infection , social disease , cupids itch , cupids disease , venuss curse , sexually transmitted disease , std ]

  4. street name for lysergic acid diethylamide

    [ Syn: acid , back breaker , battery-acid , dot , elvis , loony toons , lucy in the sky with diamonds , pane , superman , window pane , zen ]

    dose (v.)

  1. treat with an agent; add (an agent) to; The ray dosed the paint'

  2. administer a drug to; They drugged the kidnapped tourist

    [ Syn: drug ]

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