"overdose" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: overdose, overdose, overdoses
Etymology: : overdose < over- + dose
  1. η υπερβολική δόση, η υπερδοσολογία
    Sense id: el-overdose-en-noun-wmxhlQbP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

Forms: overdose, overdose, overdoses, overdosed, overdosed, overdosing
Etymology: : overdose < over- + dose
  1. παίρνω υπερβολική δόση
    Sense id: el-overdose-en-verb-w-3i04s9
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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    }
  ],
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      "form": "overdose"
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        {
          "text": "The patient was taken to the hospital due to a drug overdose.",
          "translation": "Ο ασθενής μεταφέρθηκε στο νοσοκομείο λόγω υπερβολικής δόσης φαρμάκων."
        }
      ],
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      ],
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      "parents": [],
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": ": overdose < over- + dose",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "overdose"
    },
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      "form": "en-verb-'love'",
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      ]
    },
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      ]
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        "γ΄ ενικό ενεστώτα"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overdosed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overdosed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
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  "lang_code": "en",
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He overdosed and got poisoned.",
          "translation": "Πήρε υπερβολική δόση κι έπαθε δηλητηρίαση."
        }
      ],
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        "παίρνω υπερβολική δόση"
      ],
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  ],
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "overdose"
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      "form": "en-noun-s",
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        {
          "text": "The patient was taken to the hospital due to a drug overdose.",
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        }
      ],
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        "η υπερβολική δόση, η υπερδοσολογία"
      ]
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      "form": "overdose"
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      "form": "overdose",
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      ]
    },
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overdosed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "αόριστος"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "overdosed",
      "raw_tags": [
        "παθητική μετοχή"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "overdosing",
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        "ενεργητική μετοχή"
      ]
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "He overdosed and got poisoned.",
          "translation": "Πήρε υπερβολική δόση κι έπαθε δηλητηρίαση."
        }
      ],
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        "παίρνω υπερβολική δόση"
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