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stim pack en · NOUN

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Etymology

Compare stim (“stimulant drug”).

Meanings

1. A medicine, device, or similar item used to restore health or to relieve fatigue or pain.
   • His father said, “Look, son, you're shaky. Sit down, take a stim pack. I got to deal with this right now.” 1983, Gregory Benford, Against Infinity, Timescape Books, page 117:
   • Given how much you’ll be using Slow Mode, you can basically think of this Perk as picking up a few extra Stim Pack charges. In other words, it’s incredibly powerful. 2023 May 1, Matthew Byrd, “Jedi Survivor: Where to Find the Most Powerful Perks”, in Den of Geek!:
   • The alien chose a stim pack from the kit. “This one, I believe.” He pressed it against the dying soldier. 2013, Kevin J. Anderson, “Comrades in Arms”, in Five by Five, WordFire Press, page 63:
   • Meds, he thought, need meds. Shut off the damn pain. Got to grab a few stim packs. 2009, Matthew Costello, Doom 3: Maelstrom, Pocket Books, page 49:

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