dope

/doup/
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dope

The athlete was caught using dope before the competition.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • Slang for inside information: Secret or confidential information, especially about a specific situation or event.
    • A carbonated soft drink: (Southern US slang) A sweet, carbonated beverage, often cola-flavored.
    • An ignorant or foolish person: A term for someone who is considered stupid or slow-witted.
    • Street name for marijuana: A common informal term for cannabis.
    • A thick liquid or varnish: A substance used for coating or treating a surface, such as aircraft fabric.

  2. Verb:

    • To administer a drug: To give a narcotic or stimulant to someone or something.
    • To add impurities: In electronics, to intentionally add small amounts of other elements to a semiconductor to alter its electrical properties.
    • To use drugs: To take drugs, especially to enhance athletic performance.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He promised to give me the dope on what really happened at the meeting. (Inside information)
    • In some parts of the South, a "dope" is just a bottle of soda. (Soft drink)
    • Don't be such a dope; that's obviously the wrong answer. (Foolish person)
    • The police found dope in his car during the search. (Marijuana)
    • The old airplane's wings were treated with dope to tighten the fabric. (Varnish)

  • Verb:

    • The scandal revealed that trainers had been doping racehorses for years. (Administering drugs)
    • Silicon must be doped with other elements to make it useful for computer chips. (Adding impurities)
    • The cyclist was banned from competition for doping. (Using performance-enhancing drugs)
Advanced Usage

  • "The straight dope": The complete and honest truth about something.

    • Just give me the straight dope—can we finish the project on time or not?

  • "To dope something out": To figure something out or understand it.

    • It took me a while to dope out the instructions for the new software.
Variants and Related Words

  • Doped (adj): Describes a semiconductor that has had impurities added, or a person/animal that has been given drugs.

    • A doped semiconductor is essential for modern electronics.
    • The doped athlete was disqualified.

  • Doper (n): Slang for a person who uses or deals illegal drugs.

  • Dopey (adj): Feeling sluggish or stupid, as if under the influence of drugs; also meaning silly or foolish.
    • The medication made him feel dopey and confused.
Synonyms
  • Noun (Information): Scoop, lowdown, info.
  • Noun (Fool): Dunce, idiot, simpleton.
  • Noun (Marijuana): Pot, weed, grass.
  • Verb (Administer drugs): Drug, sedate, tamper with.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Dope up: To administer drugs to someone, often to make them sleepy or less aware.
    • The nurses had to dope him up to manage the severe pain.
Related Idioms
  • A dope fiend/slap: (Slang, offensive) A person who is heavily addicted to drugs.
  • A dope test/screening: A test to check for the presence of performance-enhancing or illegal drugs in an athlete's body.
    • All Olympic athletes must undergo a dope test.
dope

The athlete was caught using dope before the competition.

Noun
  1. slang terms for inside information
    • is that the straight dope?
  2. carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
  3. an ignorant or foolish person
  4. street names for marijuana
Verb
  1. give a narcotic to
    • The athletes were dope by the coach before the race
  2. add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
    • The resistors have been doped
  3. take drugs to improve one's athletic performance

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