what does addict mean?
ADDICT as NOUN
- Meaning
- someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance
- abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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- a golf addict
- a car nut
- a news junkie
Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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ADDICT as VERB
- Meaning
- to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
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Hypernyms(s) addict is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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