dope
[noun]
Synonyms:
- drug, narcotic, opiate
- idiot, dimwit (informal), dunce, fool, nitwit (informal), numbskull or numskull, simpleton, twit (informal, chiefly Brit.)
[verb]
Synonyms:
- drug, anaesthetize, knock out, narcotize, sedate, stupefy

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I. dope¹ /dəʊp $ doʊp/ noun informal
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: Dutch; Origin: doop 'sauce']

1. [uncountable] a drug that is not legal, especially marijuana:
Jeff used to smoke dope all the time.

2. [countable] spoken a stupid person Synonym : idiot:
What a dope!

3. dope test a test given to people or animals taking part in a sport, to see if they have taken or have been given a drug to improve their performance

4. the dope (on somebody/something) new information about someone or something, especially information that not many people know:
What’s the dope on the new guy?

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II. dope² verb [transitive usually passive]

1. (also dope somebody up) to give a person or an animal a drug, often in their food or drink, to make them unconscious:
The girl had been doped and kidnapped.

2. to give an animal a drug that makes it perform better in a race

3. be doped (up) British English to be unable to think or behave normally, because of the effects of drugs or alcohol
be doped (up) on
She was doped up on drink and drugs most of the time.

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III. dope³ adjective American English informal
very good:
a dope album

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dope
noun
VERB + DOPE smoke | peddle
DOPE + NOUN fiend | scandal | peddler | test She was disqualified from competing for a year after failing a dope test.
 ⇒ Note at DRUG

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