Drugging

//ˈdɹʌɡɪŋ// noun, verb, slang

noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of giving a dose of drugs (to a person or animal), especially illicitly and improperly. countable, uncountable

    "alleged druggings of horses"

  2. 2
    the administration of a sedative agent or drug wordnet
  3. 3
    The habit of using drugs; drug use. countable, informal, uncountable

    "She finally quit all that drinking and drugging that was ruining her life."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of drug form-of, gerund, participle, present

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sedationsedation

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"In a small handful of cases, courts have held that state horseracing authorities failed to establish that trainers were responsible for alleged druggings of horses while under their care[…]"

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