English > narcotic: 4 senses > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | A drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction. |
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| Category of | addiction, dependence, dependance, dependency, habituation | abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) |
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| connection | A supplier (especially of narcotics) |
| drug addiction, white plague | An addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug) |
| space cadet | someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug) |
| Narrower | hard drug | A narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely / likely to cause addiction |
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| meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride, Demerol | A synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain |
| methadone, methadone hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer, synthetic heroin | synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming |
| opiate | A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative |
| opium | An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy |
| recreational drug | A narcotic drug that is used only occasionally and is claimed to be nonaddictive |
| soft drug | A drug of abuse that is considered relatively mild and not likely to cause addiction |
| Broader | drug | A substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic |
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| Spanish | estupefaciente, narcótico |
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| Catalan | estupefaent, narcòtic |
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| Adjectives | narcotic | of or relating to or designating narcotics |
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| narcotic | inducing stupor or narcosis |
| Verbs | narcotize | administer narcotics to |
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