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stimulant

Definition

  • noun: something (such as a drug) that makes you more active or gives you more energy
  • noun: an agent (as a drug) that produces a temporary increase of the functional activity or efficiency of an organism or any of its parts
  • not used technically
  • synonyms: adrenalin, benzedrine, benzedrine pill

Examples

  • The movie was a 'stimulant' to discussion.

  • Caffeine is a 'stimulant'.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) drink small amounts of wine all the time. It's a digestive. It's not crack. What's crack? Crack is a crystallized, highly addictive derivative of the stimulant cocaine. In the mid-s, it accelerated the decimation of inner-city neighborhoods. Crackheads... some of them kids just like you guys... (..)
    2016 Captain Fantastic