Definition of fiend

fiend

noun

• an addict.

  You shouldn't smoke so much - you're becoming a fiend.

  Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Matt from New York, NY, USA on Apr 28 1999.

verb - intransitive

• to crave.

  I'm fiending for a smoke.

  I'm fiending for some pizza.

  Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Matt from New York, NY, USA on Apr 28 1999.

verb - transitive

• to crave.

  I'm fiending a smoke.

  Last edited on Aug 05 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 05 2010.

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Other terms relating to 'fiend':
dope fiend	Definitions include: a drug addict.
sex fiend	Definitions include: a sexually liberated woman who seeks to satisfy her sexual needs and desires with someone based on instant physical attraction, a sexually [active] woman.

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