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1. (n.) stimulant
a drug or other agent that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part:
a heart stimulant.
2. stimulant
any food or beverage that stimulates, esp. coffee, tea, or, in its initial effect, alcoholic liquor.
3. stimulant
a stimulus or incentive.
4. (adj.) stimulant
temporarily quickening some vital process or functional activity.
5. stimulant
stimulating.
Etymology: (1720–30; < L stimulant-, s. of stimulāns, prp. of stimulāre to goad. See stimulus , -ant)
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| Definition of 'Stimulant' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stimulation, stimulus, stimulant, input
any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action
2. (adj) stimulant, stimulant drug, excitant
a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
3. (adj) stimulant, stimulating
that stimulates
"stimulant phenomena"
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1. (noun) stimulant
a substance that makes you feel more active or awake
Coffee contains a stimulant.
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| Definition of 'Stimulant' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) Stimulant
serving to stimulate
2. (adj) Stimulant
produced increased vital action in the organism, or in any of its parts
3. (noun) Stimulant
that which stimulates, provokes, or excites
4. (noun) Stimulant
an agent which produces a temporary increase of vital activity in the organism, or in any of its parts; -- sometimes used without qualification to signify an alcoholic beverage used as a stimulant
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Sense: something, eg a medicine, drink etc that makes one more alert
tea, coffee and other stimulants.
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 Afrikaans: stimulant |
 Arabic: مُنَبِّه |
 Bulgarian: стимулант |
 Brazilian: estimulante |
 Czech: povzbuzující prostředek |
 German: das Anregungsmittel |
 Danish: stimulans; stimulerende m |
 Greek: διεγερτικό |
 Spanish: estimulante |
 Estonian: erguti |
 Farsi: داروي محرك |
 Finnish: stimulantti |
 French: stimulant |
 Hebrew: סַם מַמרִיץ |
 Hindi: उद्दीपक |
 Croatian: koji potiče, stimulans |
 Hungarian: izgatószer |
 Indonesian: perangsang |
 Icelandic: örvandi lyf |
 Italian: stimolante |
 Japanese: 刺激物 |
 Korean: 흥분제, 자극제 |
 Lithuanian: tonizuojantis vaistas/gėr |
 Latvian: uzbudinošs līdzeklis |
 Malay: perangsang |
 Dutch: stimulans |
 Norwegian: stimulerende/oppkvikkende |
 Polish: środek pobudzający |
 Portuguese: estimulante |
 Romanian: stimulent |
 Russian: стимулятор |
 Slovak: povzbudzujúci prostriedok |
 Slovenian: poživilo |
 Serbian: stimulans |
 Swedish: stimulerande medel, stimu |
 Thai: สิ่งกระตุ้น |
 Turkish: uyarıcı (bir hap/ilâç) |
 Taiwanese: 興奮劑，刺激物 |
 Ukrainian: збудливий засіб |
 Urdu: کیف آور |
 Vietnamese: chất kích thích |
 Chinese: 兴奋剂，刺激物 |
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