dose

/dəʊs/ noun [C]

Definition

› a measured amount of medicine that is taken at one time or during a period of time: What is the recommended dose? a lethal dose

a dose of sth › an amount of something, often something unpleasant: a dose of bad news

dose verb [T] › to give someone a drug or medicine

(Definition of dose noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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