meth

1 of 2

noun

: methamphetamine
… estimates that two-thirds of the violent criminals he tries use meth, cook it or sell it.Paul Solotaroff
see crystal meth

meth-

2 of 2

combining form

variants or metho-
: methyl
methacrylic

Examples of meth in a Sentence

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Noun
There were no signs of meth or any other drugs in his body. Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024 Gregory said the feds easily could have nailed Papa Winks with 10 years or more, given the brazen nature of the trafficking scheme and his past conviction as a meth mule. Peter Hecht, Sacramento Bee, 21 Feb. 2024 Prosecutors said that on Aug. 8, 2018, the Fairfield supplier tried to send about 18 pounds of meth valued at $158,000 to Garcia. Bay City News Service, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2024 Kim is also on trial for allegedly taking meth and marijuana. Max Kim, Los Angeles Times, 13 Feb. 2024 Read Next Graduate assistant was making meth in science lab on Illinois college campus, cops say January 25, 2024 1:02 PM Read Next College student was hit by car and left to die, TN cops say. Jennifer Rodriguez, Kansas City Star, 13 Feb. 2024 Todd was known as a Jekyll-and-Hyde type, Flock writes—sweet when sober, terrifying when high on a cocktail of meth and Xanax. Alexandra Schwartz, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024 Valencia, 40, had started using meth and other drugs as a teenager and had cycled through periods of sobriety and relapse her whole life. The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2024 In the past few days, the checkpoint said agents have apprehended the following: a fugitive wanted for federal probation violation stemming from cocaine smuggling, a criminal with a no-bail felony warrant out of San Bernardino, 9.3 pounds of marijuana, 6.5 pounds of meth and $31,794. Elizabeth Pritchett, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2024

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Word History

Etymology

Combining form

International Scientific Vocabulary, from methyl

First Known Use

Noun

1966, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of meth was in 1966

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“Meth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/meth. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Medical Definition

meth

1 of 2 noun
British
: meths

meth

2 of 2 noun
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