dope
noun
- 1
Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- 2
An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
- 3
Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
- 4
Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.
- 5
Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
“What's the latest dope on the stock market?”
- 6
(fireams) Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.
- 7
A stupid person.
- 8
Dessert topping.
verb
- 1
To affect with drugs.
- 2
To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
- 3
To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
- 4
To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.
- 5
To judge or guess; to predict the result of.
adjective
- 1
Amazing.
“That party was dope!”
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