1. (noun) addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky
someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
Synonyms: addict, bollock, testis, junkie, lusus naturae, monster, screwball, nut, junky, monstrosity, egg, fruitcake, en, testicle, ball, orchis, crank, drug addict, nut case, crackpot, ballock, freak
2. (verb) addict
someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
Synonyms: freak, junkie, junky, nut
3. (verb) addict, hook
to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
Synonyms: fleece, thieve, filch, cabbage, surcharge, sneak, snare, accost, snarf, swipe, addict, hook, pluck, nobble, pilfer, crochet, overcharge, pinch, soak, lift, gazump, cop, rob, glom, solicit, purloin, snitch, plume, knock off, abstract
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