cold+turkey
31cold turkey — /koʊld ˈtɜki/ (say kohld terkee) Colloquial –noun 1. the sudden and complete withdrawal of narcotics as a treatment of drug addiction. –adverb 2. without the aid of other drugs: *I ll take a cure. I ll go cold turkey. I can get off it. –helen… …
32cold-turkey — transitive verb see cold turkey I …
33cold-turkey — /kohld terr kee/, Slang. v.t. 1. to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely. v.i. 2. to withdraw from an addictive substance or a habit abruptly and completely. adj. 3. abrupt and complete: cold turkey withdrawal …
34cold turkey — 1. noun a) The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug b) The physiological effects of such a withdrawal 2. adverb Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of wil …
35cold turkey — n. (colloq.) abrupt cessation of the use of drugs and other harmful substances to go cold turkey * * * [ˌkəʊld tɜːkɪ] (colloq.) [ abrupt cessation of the use of drugs and other harmful substances ] to go …
36cold turkey — abruptly, completely, not gradually Barb stopped smoking, cold turkey. No plan, no program …
37cold turkey — stop using drugs (heroin etc.) abruptly and without medical aid Although she was able to stop using drugs cold turkey she was very sick for awhile …
38Cold turkey — If someone suddenly stops taking drugs, instead of slowly cutting down, they do cold turkey …
39cold-turkey — adjective /ˈkoʊld tɜki/ (say kohld terkee) 1. blunt; unadorned: cold turkey remarks. –verb (t) /koʊld ˈtɜki / (say kohld terkee) 2. to subject (someone) to complete and abrupt drug withdrawal treatment …
40cold-turkey — /kohld terr kee/, Slang. v.t. 1. to withdraw from (an addictive substance or a habit) abruptly and completely. v.i. 2. to withdraw from an addictive substance or a habit abruptly and completely. adj. 3. abrupt and complete: cold turkey withdrawal …
