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addict
addict
/ˈædɪkt/
noun
Someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
(
addict
)
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
(
addict
,
freak
,
junkie
[Informal]
,
junky
[Informal]
,
nut
[Informal]
)
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
A golf addict
a golf addict
A car nut
a car nut
A bodybuilding freak
a bodybuilding freak
A news junkie
a news junkie
verb
To cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
(
addict
,
hook
)
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
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