HomeServicesBlogDictionariesContactSpanish Course
Home › Dictionary › English › chase the dragon
← Back to search

Meaning of chase the dragon | Babel Free

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.
    slang
  2. To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.
    idiomatic

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
See all C1 English words →

See also

chase up chased chased a rainbow chased after chased away chased down

Learn this word in context

See chase the dragon used in real conversations inside our free language course.

Start Free Course

Know this word better than we do? Language is a living thing — help us keep it growing. Collaborate with Babel Free