dawk

/dɔːk/

Definitions

1. verb

to give or administer a dose of a medicine, typically by injection

“The nurse dawked the patient with insulin.”

2. verb

to administer a dose of a liquid medicine

“The doctor dawked the patient with a cough syrup.”

3. noun

a dose of medicine, especially one given by injection

“The dawk of insulin was injected into the patient’s arm.”

Synonyms

  • administer
  • inject

Antonyms

  • withhold