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| phys·ic [ fízzik ] |
noun (plural phys·ics) |
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1. pick-me-up: something that lifts the spirits or energizes
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2. profession of medicine: medicine or healing as an art or profession
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archaic
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3. medicine: a medicine, especially a purgative
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archaic
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transitive verb (past and past participle phys·icked, present participle phys·ick·ing, 3rd person present singular phys·ics) |
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treat somebody or something: to treat somebody or something with a medicine or cure
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archaic
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| [13th century. Directly or via Old French fisique< Latin physica (see physics)] |
