| addict | | |
| n. (person) | 1. addict, freak, junkie, junky, nut | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction.; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie" |
| ~ enthusiast, partizan, partisan | an ardent and enthusiastic supporter of some person or activity. |
| ~ gym rat | someone who spends all leisure time playing sports or working out in a gymnasium or health spa. |
| n. (person) | 2. addict | someone who is physiologically dependent on a substance; abrupt deprivation of the substance produces withdrawal symptoms. |
| ~ caffein addict, caffeine addict | someone addicted to caffeine. |
| ~ drug addict, junkie, junky | a narcotics addict. |
| ~ drug user, substance abuser, user | a person who takes drugs. |
| ~ speed freak | addict who habitually uses stimulant drugs (especially amphetamines). |
| v. (consumption) | 3. addict, hook | to cause (someone or oneself) to become dependent (on something, especially a narcotic drug). |
| ~ accustom, habituate | make psychologically or physically used (to something).; "She became habituated to the background music" |
| ~ habituate, use | take or consume (regularly or habitually).; "She uses drugs rarely" |
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