addict

Definition of Addict in English :

Noun

1. addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut

someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction

Example Sentences:
'a golf addict'
'a car nut'
'a bodybuilding freak'
'a news junkie'

2. addict

someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms

Verb

3. addict, hook

to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)

hook

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Addict

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verb (əˈdɪkt )

1. (tr; usually passive; often foll by to)

to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, esp a narcotic drug)

noun (ˈædɪkt )

2.

a person who is addicted, esp to narcotic drugs

3. informal

a person who is devoted to something

a jazz addict

Addict

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verb transitive

1.

to give (oneself) up to some strong habit

usually in the passive voice

2.

to cause (someone) to become addicted to some habit

noun

3.

a person addicted to some habit, esp. to the use of a narcotic drug

4.

an ardent supporter; devotee

a baseball addict

Addict

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tr.v. ad·dict·ed, ad·dict·ing, ad·dicts

1. To cause to have a medically or psychologically significant addiction: The thief was addicted to cocaine. My uncle is addicted to gambling.

2.

a. To occupy (oneself) with or involve (oneself) in something habitually: That show was so good that I became addicted to watching it.

b. To cause to use something on a regular or dependent basis: economies that are addicted to fossil fuels.

n. (ădĭkt)

1. A person who has an addiction, as to narcotics or gambling.

2. A devoted adherent; a fan: a soap-opera addict.

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