drug vs street drug

street drug vs drug

drug and street drug both are nouns.

drug is a verb but street drug is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drug	Yes	No	Yes	No
street drug	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, street drug is a hyponym of drug; that is, street drug is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drug:

drug: a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
street drug: a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction

Other hyponyms of drug include aborticide, abortifacient, abortion-inducing drug, agonist, anaesthetic, anaesthetic agent, anesthetic, anesthetic agent, antagonist, antisyphilitic, anti-TNF compound, botanical, brand-name drug, proprietary drug, controlled substance, dilator, diuretic, diuretic drug, water pill, drug of abuse, Feosol, Fergon, fertility drug, generic drug, intoxicant, levallorphan, Lorfan, medicament, medication, medicinal drug, medicine, miotic, miotic drug, myotic, myotic drug, mydriatic, mydriatic drug, narcotic, pentoxifylline, Trental, consciousness-altering drug, mind-altering drug, psychoactive drug, psychoactive substance, psychotropic agent, relaxant, hypnotic, soporific, excitant, stimulant, stimulant drug, appetite suppressant, suppressant, synergist, anti-impotence drug, virility drug, arsenical.

drug (noun)	street drug (noun)
a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic	a drug that is taken for nonmedicinal reasons (usually for mind-altering effects); drug abuse can lead to physical and mental damage and (with some substances) dependence and addiction

drug (verb)	street drug (verb)
administer a drug to
use recreational drugs

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