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Noun addict has 2 senses
- addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky - someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie"
--1 is a kind of enthusiast, partisan, partizan
--1 has particulars: gym rat
- addict - someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms
--2 is a kind of drug user, substance abuser, user
--2 has particulars:
Verb addict has 1 sense
- addict, hook - to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug)
--1 is one way to habituate, accustom
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