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stim·u·lant

(stĭm′yə-lənt)

1. An agent, especially a chemical agent such as caffeine, that temporarily arouses or accelerates physiological or organic activity.

2. A stimulus or an incentive: "An age of political excitement is usually a stimulant to literature" (Will Durant).

3. A food or drink, especially an alcoholic drink, believed to have a stimulating effect.

adj.

Serving as or being a stimulus; stimulating.

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stimulant

(ˈstɪmjʊlənt)

1. (Pharmacology) a drug or similar substance that increases physiological activity, esp of a particular organ

2. any stimulating agent or thing

adj

(Physiology) increasing physiological activity; stimulating

[C18: from Latin stimulāns goading, from stimulāre to urge on; see stimulus]

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stim•u•lant

(ˈstɪm yə lənt)

n.

1. a drug or other agent that temporarily quickens some vital process or the functional activity of some organ or part: a heart stimulant.

2. any food or beverage that stimulates, esp. coffee, tea, or, in its initial effect, alcoholic liquor.

3. a stimulus or incentive.

adj.

4. temporarily quickening some vital process or functional activity.

5. stimulating.

[1720–30; < Latin stimulant-, s. of stimulāns, present participle of stimulāre to goad. See stimulus, -ant]

stim·u·lant

(stĭm′yə-lənt)

A drug or other substance, such as caffeine, that speeds up or excites a body system, especially the nervous system.

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Noun	1.	stimulant - any stimulating information or event; acts to arouse action stimulus, stimulation, input information - knowledge acquired through study or experience or instruction elicitation, evocation, induction - stimulation that calls up (draws forth) a particular class of behaviors; "the elicitation of his testimony was not easy" kick - the sudden stimulation provided by strong drink (or certain drugs); "a sidecar is a smooth drink but it has a powerful kick" turn-on - something causing excitement or stimulating interest negative stimulation, turnoff - something causing antagonism or loss of interest conditioned stimulus - the stimulus that is the occasion for a conditioned response reinforcer, reinforcing stimulus, reinforcement - (psychology) a stimulus that strengthens or weakens the behavior that produced it discriminative stimulus, cue - a stimulus that provides information about what to do positive stimulus - a stimulus with desirable consequences negative stimulus - a stimulus with undesirable consequences
	2.	stimulant - a drug that temporarily quickens some vital process excitant, stimulant drug amphetamine, pep pill, upper, speed - a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression analeptic - a medication used as a stimulant to the central nervous system butyl nitrite, isobutyl nitrite - a colorless pungent liquid sometimes used as a stimulant drug by drug abusers drug - a substance that is used as a medicine or narcotic kat, khat, qat, quat, African tea, Arabian tea, cat - the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant; "in Yemen kat is used daily by 85% of adults" methylphenidate, Ritalin - central nervous system stimulant (trade name Ritalin) used in the treatment of narcolepsy in adults and attention deficit disorder in children popper - a container of stimulant drug (amyl nitrate or butyl nitrite)
Adj.	1.	stimulant - that stimulates; "stimulant phenomena" stimulating stimulative - capable of arousing or accelerating physiological or psychological activity or response by a chemical agent

stimulant

noun pick-me-up, tonic, restorative, upper (slang), reviver, bracer (informal) (informal), energizer, pep pill (informal), excitant, analeptic the use of a banned stimulant
downer (slang), sedative, depressant, tranquilliser, calmant

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

stimulant

noun

Something that causes and encourages a given response:

encouragement, fillip, impetus, impulse, incentive, inducement, motivation, prod, push, spur, stimulation, stimulator, stimulus.

Translations

مُنَبِّه

povzbuzující prostředek

stimulansstimulerende middel

estimulante

stimulant

izgatószer

örvandi lyf

stimolante

tonizuojantis vaistas/gėrimas

uzbudinošs līdzeklis

oppkvikkende middel stimulerende middel

допинг

povzbudzujúci prostriedok

兴奋剂刺激物

stimulant

[ˈstɪmjʊlənt]

A. ADJ → estimulante

B. N (= drug, coffee, cigarettes) → estimulante m, excitante m (fig) → acicate m (to para)

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

stimulant

[ˈstɪmjʊlənt] n → stimulant m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

stimulant

n → Stimulans nt, → Anregungsmittel nt; (fig) → Ansporn m

adj → anregend, belebend

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

stimulant

[ˈstɪmjʊlənt] n → stimolante m

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

stimulant

(ˈstimjulənt) noun

something, eg a medicine, drink etc that makes one more alert. tea, coffee and other stimulants.

stim·u·lant

n. estimulante, agente que produce una reacción.

stimulant

adj & n estimulante m

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Recalled to the bedside by the moans of his patient, the Kind- hearted Physician administered a stimulant, a tonic, and a nutrient, and went away.

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I am merely loud with her (and I beg you will honor me by being loud, too) as a necessary stimulant to her ideas.

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For herself, she said, she was troubled with a lowness in that respect which required a constant stimulant; though whether the aforesaid stimulant was derived from the suspicious bottle of which mention has been already made or from other sources, she did not say.

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They continually invited me to partake of food, and when after eating heartily I declined the viands they continued to offer me, they seemed to think that my appetite stood in need of some piquant stimulant to excite its activity.

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He had revived under the action of the stimulant. Passing Emily he raised his eyes to her--trembled--and looked down again.

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A fair-minded survey of the entire independent telephone movement would probably show that it was at first a stimulant, followed, as stimulants usually are, by a reaction.

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By great good fortune Twemlow receives a stimulant at this critical instant.

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Her paroxysms of exhilaration, followed by a gnawing sense of failure and uselessness, were known to her mother only as "wildness" and "low spirits," to be combated by needlework as a sedative, or beef tea as a stimulant. Mrs.

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At length there came an interruption, which seemed like a powerful stimulant. Through the wide window she saw Lady Arabella enter the plain gateway of the farm, and advance towards the hall door.

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The general's evident desire of preventing such an examination was an additional stimulant. Something was certainly to be concealed; her fancy, though it had trespassed lately once or twice, could not mislead her here; and what that something was, a short sentence of Miss Tilney's, as they followed the general at some distance downstairs, seemed to point out: "I was going to take you into what was my mother's room -- the room in which she died -- " were all her words; but few as they were, they conveyed pages of intelligence to Catherine.

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After he had swallowed the stimulant, Joe grasped the hands of his two friends and announced that he was ready to relate what had happened to him.

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The Doctor innocently applied the stimulant that was wanted.

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