a quantity of medicine prescribed to be taken at one time.

a substance, situation, or quantity of anything analogous to medicine, esp. of something disagreeable

Failing the exam was a hard dose to swallow.

an amount of sugar added in the production of champagne.

Physics .

Also called absorbed dose. the quantity of ionizing radiation absorbed by a unit mass of matter, esp. living tissue

measured in gray or rad.

exposure dose.

Slang . a case of gonorrhea or syphilis.

to administer in or apportion for doses.

to give a dose of medicine to.

to add sugar to (champagne) during production.

to take a dose of medicine.

noun

application , dosage , dram , draught , fill , fix * , hit * , lot , measure , measurement , nip * , potion , prescription , quantity , share , shot * , slug * , spoonfulnotes:a dose is a quantity taken at one time; a dosage is any amount prescribed for a given period of time , amount , capsule , draft , part , pill , potion. associated word: posology , remedy , slice , spoonful

verb

medicate , narcotize , opiate , physic