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consists of LINKs to stories in other newspapers and magazines. The website is famous for reporting that the magazine Newsweek was about to print a story about the former American President Bill Clinton, saying that he was having an affair with a White House INTERN, Monica Lewinski. Drudge is openly CONSERVATIVE and many of the stories on his website express support for the Republican party.
**drudg·ery** /ˈdrʌdʒəri/ *n* [U] hard uninteresting work
**drug¹** /drʌg/ *n* **1** a medicine or a substance used for making medicines: *a drug used in the treatment of cancer* **2** a substance one takes, especially as a habit, for pleasure or excitement: *Tobacco and alcohol can be dangerous drugs.* | *a growing market for hard drugs such as heroin and cocaine* | *Is he on drugs?* (=Does he take ILLEGAL drugs?) | *efforts to control drug trafficking* (=the trade in illegal drugs) | *Some people argue that the use of soft drugs such as marijuana leads to the use of hard drugs.* **3** a drug on the market *infml* goods which no one wants to buy
**CULTURAL NOTE** Illegal drugs are considered to be a serious problem in both the US and the UK. Drugs like HEROIN, CRACK, and COCAINE are often described as **hard drugs** (=powerful drugs that seriously damage your health). Hard drugs cause a lot of crime because their users become very dependent on them and always need money to buy more drugs. Drugs like CANNABIS, ECSTASY, and LSD are often described as **soft drugs** or **recreational drugs** because many people take them for enjoyment. Some people believe that they are not very harmful, but some young people have died after taking ecstasy. Ecstasy, also called 'E' in the UK and 'X' in the US, became popular with young people in the 1990s in NIGHTCLUBS because it gave them the energy to stay awake and dance all night. The most commonly used illegal drug in both countries is cannabis. The UK government classifies (CLASSIFY) illegal drugs into different classes (A, B, and C) according to how dangerous they are and the punishment for using them. Cannabis used to be a Class B drug, but in 2004 the government changed this to Class C, a class for less harmful drugs. This change in the law caused a lot of disagreement. It is still illegal to use cannabis, but the police usually no longer ARREST people if they are found with only a small amount of the drug. → see Cultural Note at MARIJUANA
**drug²** *v* **-gg-** [T] **1** to add drugs to, especially so as to produce unconsciousness: *a drugged cup of coffee* **2** to influence with drugs or give drugs to, especially so as to produce unconsciousness: *They drugged him to kill the pain.* | *He's drugged up to the eyeballs.*
**'drug a,buse** also **drug misuse** *BrE* — *n* [U] the use of drugs, both legal and not legal, not for medical reasons but for pleasure or because of ADDICTION: *the growing problem of drug abuse*
**'drug ,addict** *n* a person who habitually takes drugs, e.g. HEROIN or COCAINE to give themselves pleasure, and has become dependent on the drug to such a degree that they would be very ill if they were unable to continue taking it —**'drug ad,diction** *n* [U] *The singer was reported to be receiving help to overcome his drug addiction.*
**'drug ,baron** *n* *derog* someone who is the head of an organization which makes a lot of money from selling ILLEGAL drugs, such as NARCOTICS
**'drug ,czar** *n* *infml* in the US and the UK, an official who is employed by the government and given special powers and responsibility to deal with the problem of illegal drugs
**Drug Enforcement Administration, the** *abbrev.* **DEA** a US government organization which makes sure that people and companies obey the laws about dangerous drugs. They try to catch people who bring dangerous drugs into the US and people who sell drugs within the US.
**drug·gie** /ˈdrʌgi/ *n* *infml* a DRUG ADDICT or someone who often takes drugs
**drug·gist** /ˈdrʌgɪst/ *n* *AmE* for PHARMACIST
**'drug mis,use** *n* *BrE* for DRUG ABUSE
**'drug ,pusher** *n* someone who sells ILLEGAL drugs such as HEROIN for profit, and encourages people to take them
**,drug rehabili'tation** || also **,drug 'rehab** *AmE* — *n* [U] the process of learning to live without drugs and to fight drug ADDICTION. In Britain and the US, drug rehabilitation centres exist to help DRUG ADDICTS.
**,drug rehabili'tation ,centre** *n* a place where medical help is given to DRUG ADDICTS to enable them to stop taking harmful drugs such as HEROIN
**drug·store** /ˈdrʌgstɔːr/ *n* especially *AmE* a PHARMACY, especially one which sells not only medicine, but also beauty products, school supplies, small things to eat, garden products, film etc, and (formerly) simple meals
**dru·id** /ˈdruːɪd/ *n* (often *cap.*) a member of the ancient Celtic priesthood of Britain, Ireland, and France, before the Christian religion
**drum¹** /drʌm/ *n* **1** [C] a musical instrument consisting of skin stretched tight over a hollow circular frame, which is played by being hit with the hand or with a stick: *the steady beat of the drum* → see picture at PERCUSSION **2** [C] something that looks like a drum, especially a part of a machine or a large container for liquids: *an oil drum* **3** bang/beat the drum for to speak in eager support of
**drum²** *v* **-mm-** [I] **1** to play a drum **2** [+adv/prep] to make drum-like noises, especially by continuous beating or striking: *He drummed on the table with his fingers.* | *the rain drumming against the window*
**drum sthg. into sbdy.** *phr v* [T] *infml* to put (an idea, rule etc) firmly into (someone's mind) by continuous repeating: *She drummed it into the children that they must not cross the road alone.*
**drum sbdy. out** *phr v* [T(off)] to send away formally and dishonour; EXPEL: *He was drummed out of the army.*
**drum sthg. ⇔ up** *phr v* [T] *infml* to obtain by continuous effort and especially by advertising: *Let's try to drum up some more business.* | *to drum up support/enthusiasm for a cause*
**drum·beat** /ˈdrʌmbit/ *n* a stroke on a drum or its sound
**'drum ma,chine** *n* a piece of electronic equipment that makes patterns of drum sounds
**'drum ,major** *n* the male leader of a band of marching musicians, especially a military band
**,drum major'ette** /||'... ,ɪ/ *n* → see MAJORETTE
**drum·mer** /ˈdrʌmər/ *n* a person who plays a drum
**drum 'n' bass** /ˌdrʌm ən ˈbeɪs/ *n* [U] a type of electronic dance music with a very hard fast beat
**drum·stick** /ˈdrʌmˌstɪk/ *n* **1** a stick for beating a drum **2** *infml* the lower part of the leg of a chicken or similar bird, eaten as food. These are often covered in BREADCRUMBS and cooked in hot oil, and eaten with the fingers.
**drunk¹** /drʌŋk/ past participle of DRINK
**drunk²** *adj* [F] under the influence of alcohol: *The police charged him with being drunk and disorderly.* | *He got drunk on only two glasses of wine.* | *He's dead/blind drunk* (=very drunk) | (*fig.*) *drunk with power* → compare SOBER¹
**drunk³** *n* often *derog* a person who is (habitually) drunk
**drunk·ard** /ˈdrʌŋkəd-ərd/ *n* *derog* a person who is often drunk → compare ALCOHOLIC²
**,drunk-'driving** *n* [U] driving a car after having drunk too much alcohol; DRINK-DRIVING *BrE*
**drunk·en** /ˈdrʌŋkən/ *adj* [A] **1** drunk: *a drunken sailor* **2** resulting from or connected with too much drinking of alcohol: *a drunken sleep* | *a drunken party* →**-ly** *adv* —**'drunk·en·ness** *n* [U]
**drunk·o·me·ter** /ˌdrʌŋˈkɒmɪtər || -ˈkaɪ-/ *n* *AmE* BREATHALYSER
**Dru·ry Lane** /ˈdrʊəri ˈleɪn/ a street in London famous for its theatre
**Druze, Druse, the** /druːz/ *n* a religious group living mainly in parts of Lebanon, Syria, and Israel, whose beliefs include ideas from the Bible and the Koran
**Dr Who** /ˌdɒktə ˈhuː || ˌdɑːkˈtɚ-/ a British series of television programmes for children, which started in 1963, about a scientist called Dr Who, who travels with different people through time and space in his TIME MACHINE, the TARDIS. He fights evil people and frightening creatures from other worlds, usually in a way that is not violent. His most famous enemies are the DALEKS.
**dry¹** /draɪ/ *adj* **1** having no water or liquid inside or on th