"meth" meaning in English

See meth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /mɛθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav , En-au-meth.ogg Forms: meths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθ Etymology: Clipping of methamphetamine. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|methamphetamine}} Clipping of methamphetamine Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)
  1. (informal) Methamphetamine, especially in the form of the crystalline hydrochloride. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable Categories (topical): People, Recreational drugs Derived forms: crystal meth, methhead, meth mouth Related terms: tweaker Translations (methamphetamine): (bīng) (Chinese Mandarin), 冰毒 (bīngdú) (Chinese Mandarin), piko [neuter] (Czech), perník [masculine] (Czech), peří [neuter] (Czech), péčko [neuter] (Czech), شیشه (šiše) (Persian), мет (met) [masculine] (Russian), meta [feminine] (Spanish), metatjack [neuter, slang] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-meth-en-noun-P8GyjHsC Disambiguation of People: 33 0 27 40 0 Disambiguation of Recreational drugs: 68 4 7 17 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 2 7 22 2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /mɛθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav , En-au-meth.ogg Forms: meths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθ Etymology: Clipping of methadone. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|methadone}} Clipping of methadone Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)
  1. (informal) Methadone. Tags: countable, informal, uncountable
    Sense id: en-meth-en-noun-h-~k2Bqi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /mɛθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav , En-au-meth.ogg Forms: meths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθ Etymology: From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps. Head templates: {{en-noun}} meth (plural meths)
  1. (derogatory, Liverpool, Manchester) A tramp. Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): People Related terms: wino
    Sense id: en-meth-en-noun-r0vgwS2r Disambiguation of People: 33 0 27 40 0 Categories (other): Liverpudlian English, Mancunian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /mɛθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav , En-au-meth.ogg Forms: meths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθ Etymology: From metheglin, from Welsh meddyglyn, from meddyg (“medicinal”) (from Latin medicus) + llyn (“liquor”) (cognate with Irish lionn and Gaelic leann). Etymology templates: {{der|en|cy|meddyglyn}} Welsh meddyglyn, {{der|en|la|medicus}} Latin medicus, {{cog|ga|lionn}} Irish lionn Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)
  1. A spiced mead, originally from Wales. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-meth-en-noun-TtM8PqeD Disambiguation of People: 33 0 27 40 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /mɛθ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-meth.wav , En-au-meth.ogg Forms: meths [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛθ Etymology: Clipping of method, which see. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|method}} Clipping of method Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} meth (countable and uncountable, plural meths)
  1. (slang) Marijuana. Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-meth-en-noun-MdUok4bT
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Inflected forms

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