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poison vs drug

drug vs poison

poison and drug both are nouns.

poison and drug both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
poison Yes No Yes No
drug Yes No Yes No
As verbs, drug is a hypernym of poison; that is, drug is a word with a broader meaning than poison:
  • poison: administer poison to
  • drug: administer a drug to
Other hypernyms of poison include dose.
poison (noun) drug (noun)
anything that harms or destroys a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic
any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
poison (verb) drug (verb)
administer poison to administer a drug to
add poison to use recreational drugs
kill with poison
kill by its poison
spoil as if by poison
Difference between poison and drug

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