drugged

Everyday

1. Given a drug, often secretly or against your will, to make you sleepy or unable to act. tree →
2. Feeling sleepy, slow or confused because of medicine or another drug. tree →
3. (of food or drink) Having a drug secretly put in it. tree →

In the lessons

In stories and films villains drug a guard's drink to sneak past; in health and safety lessons, never accept drinks from strangers and tell an adult if someone acts drugged; in medicine, animals at the vet may be drugged to keep them calm; phrases: «a drugged drink», «felt drugged».

Examples

• In the story, the guard was drugged and fell asleep. tree →
• After the operation, I felt drugged and sleepy. tree →
• The vet drugged the lion so it could be moved safely. tree →
• The poisoned apple in the fairy tale was drugged. tree →
• Never drink something if you do not know who made it. tree →
• The spy realised his tea had been drugged. tree →
• Hermes warned Odysseus that Circe would offer him a draught of drugged wine with the intention of transforming him as she had done his companions. tree →

Note

Double g: drug → drugged, drugging. Safety: secretly drugging someone is a serious crime. Medicines are drugs too, but only take them as an adult or doctor says.