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Dope   /doʊp/   Listen
noun
Dope  n.  
1.
Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
2.
Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate. (Slang or Cant)
3.
An absorbent material; esp., in high explosives, the sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps.
4.
Information concerning the previous performances of race horses, or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races; similar information concerning other sports; by extension, any information not generally known, especially when coming from an inside source; as, the inside dope. (Sporting Slang)
5.
An ignorant or stupid person. (Colloq.)
get the dope on learn the true story; get the inside information.


verb
Dope  v. t.  
1.
To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin; specif.:
(a)
To give stupefying drugs to; to drug. (Slang)
(b)
To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his speed. It is a serious offense against the laws of racing. (Race-track Slang)
2.
To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope. (Slang)
3.
To impregnate with a dopant.





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"Dope" Quotes from Famous Books



... skilfully, and no one got the dope on him except this one man I mentioned; and that man kept his face shut. ...
— Riders of the Silences • John Frederick
... returned the gun to its place. "Where'd you git that dope, Jack?" he asked, in a ...
— The Texan - A Story of the Cattle Country • James B. Hendryx
... shut off this blab. I warn you that's all-Now, Phil, give this to the men. Tell them to keep off the cocaine—they're getting to be a lot of bone heads lately. Too much dope will spoil the best ...
— The Voice on the Wire • Eustace Hale Ball
... clean and free from oil, as that will rot it. To take out dirt or oily patches, try acetone. If that will not remedy matters, then try petrol, but use it sparingly, as otherwise it will take off an unnecessary amount of dope. If that will not remove the dirt, then hot water and soap will do so, but, in that case, be sure to use soap having no alkali in it, as otherwise it may injure the fabric. Use the water sparingly, or it may get ...
— The Aeroplane Speaks - Fifth Edition • H. Barber
... retorted Paul promptly. "We've got to make it tally up with what the subscribers pay for it. I mean to put in politics, poetry, philosophy, and every other sort of dope," he ...
— Paul and the Printing Press • Sara Ware Bassett


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