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Definition of
hard drug noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
hard drug
noun
noun
[
usually plural
]
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a powerful illegal drug, such as
heroin
, that some people take for pleasure and can become
addicted
to
compare
soft drug
See
hard drug
in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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