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# overdose

«overdose» in Mova's school dictionary: **too much of a medicine or drug taken at once, which can…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (an overdose, overdoses); verb (overdose, overdoses, overdosed, overdosing)

### meaning for a pupil

1) An overdose is too much of a medicine or drug taken at once, which can make someone very ill or kill them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#m1)

2) To overdose is to take such a dangerous amount. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#m2)

3) (informal) An overdose of something is too much of it, like an overdose of sugar or TV. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In health and safety lessons: only take medicine an adult gives you, as the label says; an overdose is an emergency (call 999, 911, 000 or 111, 112). In jokes: «an overdose of homework».

### examples

- Taking too many tablets can cause an overdose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x1)
- If someone takes an overdose, call an ambulance at once. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x2)
- Keep medicines away from small children to prevent an overdose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x3)
- The label shows the right dose so you don't overdose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x4)
- I had an overdose of chocolate at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x5)
- Even vitamins can be dangerous in an overdose. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/#x6)

### note

Plural: overdoses. Short form: OD (informal). Safety: never take medicine on your own; follow the dose. In maths, the dose is an amount; an overdose is more than the safe amount.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «overdose» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.