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o·ver·dose

 (ō′vər-dōs′)
n.
An excessive dose, especially of a narcotic.
v. (ō′vər-dōs′) o·ver·dosed, o·ver·dos·ing, o·ver·dos·es
v.intr.
To take an overdose.
v.tr.
To administer too large a dose or too many doses to.
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overdose

n
(esp of drugs) an excessive dose
vb
(Medicine) to take an excessive dose or give an excessive dose to
ˌoverˈdosage n
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o•ver•dose

(n. ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs; v. ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs, ˌoʊ vərˈdoʊs)

n., v. -dosed, -dos•ing. n.
1. an excessive dose of a drug.
v.i.
2. to take an excessive dose, esp. of a narcotic.
v.t.
3. to give an excessive dose to.
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overdose


Past participle: overdosed
Gerund: overdosing

Imperative
overdose
overdose
Present
I overdose
you overdose
he/she/it overdoses
we overdose
you overdose
they overdose
Preterite
I overdosed
you overdosed
he/she/it overdosed
we overdosed
you overdosed
they overdosed
Present Continuous
I am overdosing
you are overdosing
he/she/it is overdosing
we are overdosing
you are overdosing
they are overdosing
Present Perfect
I have overdosed
you have overdosed
he/she/it has overdosed
we have overdosed
you have overdosed
they have overdosed
Past Continuous
I was overdosing
you were overdosing
he/she/it was overdosing
we were overdosing
you were overdosing
they were overdosing
Past Perfect
I had overdosed
you had overdosed
he/she/it had overdosed
we had overdosed
you had overdosed
they had overdosed
Future
I will overdose
you will overdose
he/she/it will overdose
we will overdose
you will overdose
they will overdose
Future Perfect
I will have overdosed
you will have overdosed
he/she/it will have overdosed
we will have overdosed
you will have overdosed
they will have overdosed
Future Continuous
I will be overdosing
you will be overdosing
he/she/it will be overdosing
we will be overdosing
you will be overdosing
they will be overdosing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overdosing
you have been overdosing
he/she/it has been overdosing
we have been overdosing
you have been overdosing
they have been overdosing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overdosing
you will have been overdosing
he/she/it will have been overdosing
we will have been overdosing
you will have been overdosing
they will have been overdosing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overdosing
you had been overdosing
he/she/it had been overdosing
we had been overdosing
you had been overdosing
they had been overdosing
Conditional
I would overdose
you would overdose
he/she/it would overdose
we would overdose
you would overdose
they would overdose
Past Conditional
I would have overdosed
you would have overdosed
he/she/it would have overdosed
we would have overdosed
you would have overdosed
they would have overdosed
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.overdose - dose too heavilyoverdose - dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
drug, dose - administer a drug to; "They drugged the kidnapped tourist"
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per didelė dozė
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overdose

[ˈəʊvədəʊs] N
A. Nsobredosis f inv
B. VItomar una sobredosis (on de) she overdosed on the chocolatecomió demasiado chocolate
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

overdose

[ˈəʊvərdəʊs]
n [drug] → surdose f, overdose f
to take an overdose → faire une overdose
[ˌəʊvərˈdəʊs] vifaire une overdose
to overdose on sth → faire une overdose de qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overdose

[ˈəʊvəˌdəʊs] noverdose f inv
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

overdose

(ˈəuvədous) noun
too great an amount (of medicine). an overdose of sleeping-pills.sobredosis
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

overdose

sobredosis
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

overdose

n. dosis excesiva; dosis tóxica; sobredosis.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

overdose

n sobredosis f, dosis excesiva
English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.
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