Definitions for Overdose
ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs; ˈoʊ vərˌdoʊs, ˌoʊ vərˈdoʊsover·dose

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overdose, o.d.verb

   dose too heavily

   "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overdosenoun

   An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

   die of a heroin overdose

2. overdoseverb

   To dose excessively, to take an overdose.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. overdose

   A drug overdose (overdose or OD) is the ingestion or application of a drug or other substance in quantities much greater than are recommended. Typically it is used for cases when a risk to health will potentially result. An overdose may result in a toxic state or death.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overdose

   ō-vėr-dōs′, v.t. to dose overmuch.—n. an excessive dose.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Overdose

   An accidental or deliberate dose of a medication or street drug that is in excess of what is normally used.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overdose in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Overdose in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Overdose in a Sentence

1. Panagis Galiatsatos:

   I always tell people this is the most insidious addictive molecule known to man because it doesn't just overdose you.

2. Julio Montaner:

   I was as skeptical as anyone else ... and we've shown a decrease in overdose, HIV transmission decreased and safer practices became the norm.

3. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call:

   This is a drug that kills indiscriminately, addiction itself is a disease that changes the chemistry of the brain, and it changes it irreparably. … So now, we may be facing not only overdose deaths — what we're doing is we're creating a mental health and substance abuse problem in a generation that will have to be fought hard for the entire lifetime of that individual and the entire lifetime of a generation, so allowing the circumstances to make it so much easier for this to occur is tragic.

4. Sheila Vakharia:

   This result highlights what many would call the substitution effect : when people substitute one drug for another, according to the substitution effect, people who have become dependent on prescribed opioids and lose convenient access to them may substitute with heroin. However, illicit heroin is often of unknown quality and purity... so it can increase risk of accidental overdose and poisoning.

5. Sally Curtin:

   Accurate recording of the circumstances surrounding the death as well as classifying the death obviously would be a limitation, and especially within the context of a drug overdose, oftentimes, it's hard to tell, unless there's a suicide note, whether it was a suicide or unintentional.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Overdose
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Overdose
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdose
4. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Overdose