dope

[ dohp ]

/ doʊp /

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noun

any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite.

Aeronautics.

any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.
a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.

Slang.

any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.
any illicit drug.
a drug, as a steroid, given to an athlete to boost athletic performance.
a narcotic or other drug given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race.

Slang. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike?

Informal. a stupid or unresponsive person.

Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States ). a carbonated, flavored, and sweetened drink, especially cola-flavored; soda pop.

North Central U.S. (chiefly Ohio ). syrup used as a topping for ice cream.

verb (used with object), doped, dop·ing.

Slang.

to affect with dope or drugs (usually followed by up or out): I was so doped up that I couldn't remember a thing.
to add a narcotic or other drug to:My brother doped my food as a prank.
to give a drug to (an athlete or horse), so as to affect performance in a race or other competition.

to apply or treat with dope: In the winter, we doped the fabric of the airplanes in the hangar.

Electronics. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant.

verb (used without object), doped, dop·ing.

Slang. to take drugs: He only dopes on weekends—or so he says.

adjective

Slang. great; excellent: His band is so dope!

Verb Phrases

dope out, Slang. to figure out; work out: to dope out a plan; to dope out a solution to a problem.

Origin of dope

First recorded in 1840–50; from Dutch doop (dialect) “sauce,” derivative of dopen “to dip, baptize”; cf. deep, dip¹

regional variation note for dope

7. See soda pop.

OTHER WORDS FROM dope

un·doped, adjective

Words nearby dope

dopa, dopamine, dopaminergic, dopant, dopatta, dope, dope addict, dope fiend, dope out, dope pusher, dope sheet

British Dictionary definitions for dope out (1 of 2)

dope out

verb

(tr, adverb) US slang to devise, solve, or contrive to dope out a floor plan

British Dictionary definitions for dope out (2 of 2)

dope

/ (dəʊp) /

noun

any of a number of preparations made by dissolving cellulose derivatives in a volatile solvent, applied to fabric in order to improve strength, tautness, etc

an additive used to improve the properties of something, such as an antiknock compound added to petrol

a thick liquid, such as a lubricant, applied to a surface

a combustible absorbent material, such as sawdust or wood pulp, used to hold the nitroglycerine in dynamite

slang

any illegal drug, usually cannabis
(as modifier)a dope fiend

a drug administered to a racehorse or greyhound to affect its performance

informal a person considered to be stupid or slow-witted

informal news or facts, esp confidential information

US and Canadian informal a photographic developing solution

verb (tr)

electronics to add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties

to apply or add a dopant to

to administer a drug to (oneself or another)

(intr) to take dope

adjective

slang, mainly US excellent

Word Origin for dope

C19: from Dutch doop sauce, from doopen to dip

Medical definitions for dope out

dope

[ dōp ]

n.

A narcotic, especially an addictive narcotic.

An illicit drug, especially marijuana.

Idioms and Phrases with dope out

dope out

Work or figure out, as in I've been trying to dope out this new computer program. [Slang; c. 1900]

Also, dope up. Use narcotics or psychotropic drugs, as in They said the fraternity initiation may involve doping up. The first term dates from the early 1900s, the variant from about 1970.

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dope

noun

verb (used with object), doped, dop·ing.

verb (used without object), doped, dop·ing.

adjective

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Origin of dope

regional variation note for dope

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British Dictionary definitions for dope out (1 of 2)

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British Dictionary definitions for dope out (2 of 2)

noun

verb (tr)

adjective

Word Origin for dope

Medical definitions for dope out

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Idioms and Phrases with dope out

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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dope

noun

verb (used with object), doped, dop·ing.

verb (used without object), doped, dop·ing.

adjective

Verb Phrases

Origin of dope

regional variation note for dope

OTHER WORDS FROM dope

Words nearby dope

Words related to dope out

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noun

verb (tr)

adjective

Word Origin for dope

Medical definitions for dope out

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Idioms and Phrases with dope out

British Dictionary definitions for dope out (1 of 2)