meth
noun
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Definition of meth
(Entry 1 of 2)
: methamphetamine
… estimates that two-thirds of the violent criminals he tries use meth, cook it or sell it.— Paul Solotaroff
— see crystal meth
meth-
combining form
variants:
or metho-
Definition of meth- (Entry 2 of 2)
: methyl
methacrylic
Examples of meth in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Trooper seized 369 grams of meth in connection with the incident. — Cameron Knight, Cincinnati.com, "$37K in meth seized in Warren County," 13 Aug. 2019 The frustrated protagonists of both shows make one fateful decision — to cook meth in Breaking Bad; to investigate a disappearance in Search Party — and everything that happens next can be tied back directly to that choice. — Emily Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "Search Party does everything Big Little Lies did but better and with laughs," 26 July 2019 And other drugs aren’t far away: stop the meth and the heroin pleads the sign outside a garden store in Alamosa. — Ted Conover, Harper's magazine, "The Last Frontier," 22 July 2019 In the first undercover deal, last September, Bravo Vasquez allegedly sold a federal agent five pounds of meth and added some fentanyl pills as a bonus, according to the complaint. — Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, "Feds: San Jose meth dealers arrested after 37-pound deal," 19 July 2019 Border officials found more than 90 packages of suspected drugs, later determined to be 123 pounds of meth and 2 pounds of heroin. — Mike Cruz, azcentral, "Peoria woman arrested at border on suspicion of attempting to smuggle meth, heroin," 10 July 2019 Some autopsies show there is meth and other opioids in people’s system at the time of death, said Nimisha Gokaldas, the medical director for mental health and addiction services in Multnomah County. — oregonlive.com, "Oregon deaths from meth up more than 400%, a new report says," 20 June 2019 Smith said officers found 10 kilos of meth and heroin in the truck. — Jay R. Jordan, Houston Chronicle, "Officers find 10K of meth after pursuit through southeast Houston," 10 June 2019 What if Jo and Laurie start cooking meth to pay for Beth’s medication? — Cady Drell, Marie Claire, "This Week in Timothée Chalamet, October 5 Edition," 5 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'meth.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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