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1
a
measured
amount
of something such as
medicine
:
Examples:
a high/
low
dose
dose of a dose of
penicillin
The
label
says to take one dose three times a day.
lethal
dose
Twenty
or
thirty
of these
pills
would be a
lethal
dose (= enough to kill you).
recommended
dose Always
stick
to the
recommended
dose on the back of the
packet
.
2
an
amount
or
experience
of something,
often
something bad or
unpleasant
:
Examples:
dose of The
government
received
a
hefty
dose of bad
news
this
week
.
UK
She's got a
nasty
dose of
flu
.
3
a
case
of gonorrhoea (= a
disease
of the
sexual
organs
)
4
to give someone a
measured
amount
of
medicine
:
Examples:
dose yourself with something
informal
She dosed herself with
painkillers
.
dose yourself up with something
informal
He dosed himself up with
valium
to
calm
his
nerves
.
5
a
measured
amount
of a
drug
:
Examples:
She was
given
large
doses
of a
powerful
antibiotic
.
6
A dose is also an
amount
of something:
Examples:
Stories
of
dramatic
cancer
cures
should be
taken
with a
healthy
dose of
skepticism
.
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