| Front | dose |
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| Back | dose noun, verb BrE /dəʊs/ NAmE /doʊs/ noun word origin example bank 1 an amount of a medicine or a drug that is taken once, or regularly over a period of time a high/low/lethal dose Repeat the dose after 12 hours if necessary. Take a single dose at bedtime to help you sleep. I always take my daily dose of vitamin C. 2 (informal) an amount of sth A dose of flu kept me off work. Workers at the nuclear plant were exposed to high doses of radiation. I can cope with her in small doses (= for short amounts of time). like a dose of ˈsalts (old-fashioned, BrE, informal) very fast and easily He got through the housework like a dose of salts. more at a taste/dose of your own medicine at medicine verb verb forms word origin example bank ~ sb/yourself (up) (with sth) to give sb/yourself a medicine or drug She dosed herself up with vitamin pills. He was heavily dosed with painkillers. |
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