Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A liquid or liquid mixture, especially one that is medicinal, poisonous, or magical.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A drink; a draught; especially, a liquid medicine.
- To drug.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A draught; a dose; usually, a draught or dose of a liquid medicine.
- transitive verb obsolete To drug.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A small
portion ordose of aliquid which ismedicinal ,poisonous , ormagical . - verb obsolete To
drug .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a medicinal or magical or poisonous beverage
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If I win, I would love to have the Travel Pooch III in potion purple.
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Karason does not believe drinking the potion is what caused his discoloration.
- Boing Boing 2007
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In any case, the potion is gone, but by establishing firmly King Mark's love for both Tristan and Isolde, the movie gets beyond the typical childishness.
Tristan & Isolde Review (for real, this time) Richard Nokes 2006
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Interestingly, the potion is gone, but there is a significant mention of Isolde's facility with potions, making me wonder if an earlier version of the script didn't retain the potion.
Tristan & Isolde Review (for real, this time) Richard Nokes 2006
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The chapter in which Terry tries to ensnare her cousin Freddie with a love potion is hilarious and could stand by itself as a satisfying piece of short fiction!
Comic Relief in War Time Sharon Bakar 2005
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The temporary love potion is also my favored McGuffin.
Archive 2005-11-01 Richard Nokes 2005
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The temporary love potion is also my favored McGuffin.
Tristan and Isolde on the Horizon Richard Nokes 2005
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The chapter in which Terry tries to ensnare her cousin Freddie with a love potion is hilarious and could stand by itself as a satisfying piece of short fiction!
Archive 2005-07-01 Sharon Bakar 2005
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The potion is bubbling, just as it was supposed to with Williams representing the key ingredient.
USATODAY.com - Williams picks up spirit of St. Louis' defense 2002
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Using provocation is not a long-term potion when it comes to men.
EzineArticles 2010
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