strung out
adjective [after verb] slangDefinition
› experiencing the strong effects of drugs such as heroin or cocaine: For most of her teenage years, she was strung out on crack. → See also stringsth outDrugs - general wordsSpecific types of drug
(Definition of strung out adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be as high as a kite idiom
- chase the dragon idiom
- doped up adjective
- freebasing noun
- mainline verb
- narcotic noun
- OD verb
- pop verb (PUT)
- pusher noun
- shoot verb (DRUG)
- shooting gallery noun (DRUGS)
- smashed adjective
- soft adjective (DRUGS)
- solvent abuse noun
- substance abuse noun
- substance noun (MATERIAL)
- trip verb (EXPERIENCE)
- wasted adjective (DRUNK)
- wean sb off sth phrasal verb
- wiped out adjective (DRUNK)
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