noun

overdose

OH-vuh-dohs

noun

A dangerously excessive dose of a drug or medicine.

"Paramedics arrived within minutes of the reported overdose."

verb

To take or give too much of a drug.

"He accidentally overdosed on his prescription medication."

How to Use Overdose

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishTaking (or giving) far more of a drug than is safe.

Common pairings

drug overdose overdose on accidental overdose

overdosed past tense, overdoses plural, overdoses singular

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Paramedics arrived within minutes of the reported _____.

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