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nar·cot·ic

(när-kŏt′ĭk)

a. A drug, such as morphine or heroin, that is derived from opium or an opiumlike compound, relieves pain, often induces sleep, can alter consciousness, and is potentially addictive.

b. A controlled substance.

2. A soothing, numbing agent or thing: "There was the blessed narcotic of bridge, at the Colony or at the home of friends" (Louis Auchincloss).

adj.

1. Inducing sleep or stupor; causing narcosis.

2. Of or relating to narcotics, their effects, or their use.

3. Of, relating to, or intended for one addicted to a narcotic.

[Middle English narcotik, from Old French narcotique, from Medieval Latin narcōticum, from Greek narkōtikon, from neuter of narkōtikos, numbing, from narkōsis, a numbing; see narcosis.]

nar·cot′i·cal·ly adv.

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narcotic

(nɑːˈkɒtɪk)

1. (Pharmacology) any of a group of drugs, such as heroin, morphine, and pethidine, that produce numbness and stupor. They are used medicinally to relieve pain but are sometimes also taken for their pleasant effects; prolonged use may cause addiction

2. anything that relieves pain or induces sleep, mental numbness, etc

3. any illegal drug

adj

4. (Pharmacology) of, relating to, or designating narcotics

5. of or relating to narcotics addicts or users

6. (Medicine) of or relating to narcosis

[C14: via Medieval Latin from Greek narkōtikós, from narkoūn to render numb, from narkē numbness]

narˈcotically adv

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nar•cot•ic

(nɑrˈkɒt ɪk)

n.

1. any of a class of habituating or addictive substances that blunt the senses and in increasing doses cause confusion, stupor, coma, and death: some are used in medicine to relieve intractable pain or induce anesthesia.

2. anything that exercises a soothing or numbing effect or influence.

adj.

3. of or having the power to produce narcosis, as a drug.

4. pertaining to or of the nature of narcosis.

5. of or pertaining to narcotics or their use.

6. used by, or in the treatment of, narcotic addicts.

[1350–1400; Middle English narcotik(e) (n.) < Medieval Latin narcōticum < Greek narkōtikón, n. use of neuter of narkōtikós numbing =narkō-, variant s. of narkoûn to numb (see narcosis) + -tikos -tic]

nar•cot′i•cal•ly, adv.

nar·cot·ic

(när-kŏt′ĭk)

Any of a group of drugs used to relieve pain and cause drowsiness. Narcotics are highly addictive.

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narcotic

Any of various drugs used to induce sleep and relieve pain.

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Noun	1.	narcotic - a drug that produces numbness or stupor; often taken for pleasure or to reduce pain; extensive use can lead to addiction drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic hard drug - a narcotic that is considered relatively strong and likely to cause addiction Demerol, meperidine, meperidine hydrochloride - a synthetic narcotic drug (trade name Demerol) used to treat pain methadon, methadone, methadone hydrochloride, synthetic heroin, dolophine hydrochloride, fixer - synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction 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 connection - a supplier (especially of narcotics) space cadet - someone who seems unable to respond appropriately to reality (as if under the influence of some narcotic drug) addiction, dependance, habituation, dependence, dependency - being abnormally tolerant to and dependent on something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming (especially alcohol or narcotic drugs) drug addiction, white plague - an addiction to a drug (especially a narcotic drug)
Adj.	1.	narcotic - of or relating to or designating narcotics; "narcotic addicts"; "narcotic stupor"
	2.	narcotic - inducing stupor or narcosis; "narcotic drugs" narcotising, narcotizing depressant - capable of depressing physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent
	3.	narcotic - inducing mental lethargy; "a narcotic speech" soporiferous, soporific uninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip"

narcotic

noun

1. drug, anaesthetic, downer (informal), painkiller, sedative, opiate, palliative, tranquillizer, anodyne, analgesic He appears to be under the influence of some sort of narcotic.

adjective

1. sedative, calming, dulling, numbing, hypnotic, analgesic, stupefying, soporific, somnolent, painkilling drugs which have a narcotic effect

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narcotic

noun

1. A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive:

drug, hallucinogen, opiate.

Informal: dope.

2. Something that induces sleep or sedation:

hypnotic, opiate, sedative, somnifacient, soporific.

adjective

Inducing sleep or sedation:

hypnotic, opiate, sedative, sleepy, slumberous, somnifacient, somniferous, somnific, somnolent, soporific.

Translations

مُخَدِّر

narkotikum

narkotika

Narkotikum

ναρκωτικό ναρκωτικός

droognarko-narkootikumnarkootilineuimasti

huumausaineunilääke

narcotique stupéfiant drogue

narcotico stupefacente

narkotika

narkotisk middel

narcótico

narcoticnarcotică

наркотик наркотический

narkotikum

knarknarkotikanarkotisk

uyuşturucu

镇静剂麻醉剂

narcotic

[nɑːˈkɒtɪk]

A. N

1. (Med) → narcótico m

2. (esp US) (= illegal drug) narcotics → estupefacientes mpl, narcóticos mpl

B. ADJ → narcótico
narcotic drug → narcótico m

C. CPD narcotics agent N → agente mf de narcóticos
narcotics charge N to be on a narcotics charge → estar acusado de traficar con drogas
narcotics trafficker N → narcotraficante mf, traficante mf de drogas
narcotics trafficking N → narcotráfico m, tráfico m de estupefacientes or drogas

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

narcotic

[nɑː^rˈkɒtɪk]

n (MEDICINE) → narcotique m narcotics

npl (= illegal drugs) → stupéfiants mpl

adj (MEDICINE) [drug, plant, effect] → narcotiquenarcotics agent n → agent m de la brigade des stupéfiantsNarcotics Anonymous n → Narcotiques mpl anonymes

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

narcotic

adj

narcotic substance/drug → Rauschgift nt

(Med) → narkotisch

→ Rauschgift nt; narcotics → Rauschgift nt; (= illegal drugs also) → Drogen pl; narcotics industry → Drogenindustrie f; the narcotics squad → das Rauschgiftdezernat; narcotics offence → Drogendelikt nt; to be on a narcotics charge → wegen eines Drogendelikts angeklagt sein

(Med) → Narkotikum nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

narcotic

[nɑːˈkɒtɪk]

1. adj → narcotico/a

2. n (Med) → narcotico narcotics npl (drugs) → narcotici mpl, stupefacenti mpl

narcotic

(naːˈkotik) noun

a type of drug that stops pain or makes one sleep, often addictive when taken in large doses.

nar·cot·ic

a. narcótico-a, estupefaciente de efecto analgésico que puede producir adicción;

___ blockade → bloqueo ___;

___ reversal → reversión ___.

narcotic

adj & n narcótico

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He did not have it tested, as I did, for a narcotic."

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From time to time one of the smokers, overcome with the narcotic, would slip under the table, whereupon the waiters, taking him by the head and feet, carried and laid him upon the bed.

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"It is already done," he said; "brucine is no longer employed, but a simple narcotic! I can recognize the flavor of the alcohol in which it has been dissolved.

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Only, in the midst of his fever, a hand as soft as velvet and as cool as the night sea-wind touched his forehead, and a voice sounded in his ears so sweetly that the blood burned no longer in his veins, so sweetly that he lay back upon his pillow like a man under the influence of a strong narcotic and slept.

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Then he mixed a narcotic, and coming over to the bed, said cheerily, "Now, little miss, here is your medicine.

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One evening he mixed a powerful narcotic with my water.

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Yet his presence, his manners, the warmth of his glances, and above all the touch of his lips upon her hand had acted like a narcotic upon her.

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But for the last few weeks a new influence had come over Hetty-- vague, atmospheric, shaping itself into no self-confessed hopes or prospects, but producing a pleasant narcotic effect, making her tread the ground and go about her work in a sort of dream, unconscious of weight or effort, and showing her all things through a soft, liquid veil, as if she were living not in this solid world of brick and stone, but in a beatified world, such as the sun lights up for us in the waters.

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Every one seemed to be under the influence of some narcotic. Even the officers aft, whose duty required them never to be seated while keeping a deck watch, vainly endeavoured to keep on their pins; and were obliged invariably to compromise the matter by leaning up against the bulwarks, and gazing abstractedly over the side.

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Between them, they actually made Aunt Myra laugh heartily more than once; and Rose did her so much good by letting in the sunshine, singing about the silent house, cooking wholesome messes, and amusing the old lady with funny little lectures on physiology, that she forgot to take her pills and gave up "Mum's Elixir," because she slept so well, after the long walks and drives she was beguiled into taking, that she needed no narcotic.

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I'm so sorry my singing has such a narcotic effect!"

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He watched her pretty and unconscious munching through the skeins of smoke that pervaded the tent, and Tess Durbeyfield did not divine, as she innocently looked down at the roses in her bosom, that there behind the blue narcotic haze was potentially the "tragic mischief" of her drama--one who stood fair to be the blood-red ray in the spectrum of her young life.