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We found 4 dictionaries that define the word cold turkeys:

General (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. cold-turkeys, cold turkeys: Merriam-Webster
  2. cold turkeys: Collins English Dictionary
  3. cold turkeys: Vocabulary.com

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. cold turkeys: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary

(Note: See cold_turkey as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (cold turkey)

noun:  Sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
noun:  The physiological effects of such a withdrawal.
noun:  (US military slang, World War I– World War II) Something exposed as a target due to surmountable defense.
adverb:  (idiomatic) Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction.
verb:  (informal) To undergo sudden and complete withdrawal from a dependent substance, especially a drug.
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