noun
a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
• Syn: ↑amphetamine, ↑upper, ↑speed
• Hypernyms: ↑stimulant, ↑stimulant drug, ↑excitant, ↑drug of abuse, ↑street drug
• Hyponyms:
↑amphetamine sulfate, ↑amphetamine sulphate, ↑Benzedrine, ↑bennie, ↑dextroamphetamine sulphate, ↑Dexedrine, ↑methamphetamine, ↑methamphetamine hydrochloride, ↑Methedrine, ↑meth, ↑deoxyephedrine, ↑chalk, ↑chicken feed, ↑crank, ↑glass, ↑ice, ↑shabu, ↑trash
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noun : any of various stimulant drugs (as amphetamine) dispensed in pill or tablet form
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a pill, tablet, or capsule that contains a stimulant drug, esp. amphetamine.
[1935-40, Amer.]
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pep pill noun
A pill containing a stimulant drug
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Main Entry: ↑pep
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a drug that makes you feel livelier or happier and is sometimes taken illegally
Thesaurus: illegal drugs and drugs sometimes taken illegallyhyponym
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pep pill,
Informal. a stimulating drug, such as amphetamine, put up in pill form and used as a means of combating fatigue and inducing greater effort: »
I began to step up my output, using pep pills and so on to maintain my metabolic rate (Punch).
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n. informal a pill containing a stimulant drug
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noun, pl ⋯ pills [count]
informal : a pill that contains a drug which makes you happier or gives you more energy for a short period of time
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a pill containing a drug that gives you more energy or makes you happy for a short time
Useful english dictionary. 2012.