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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



... here," said Cargan. He led the way to a window. Over his shoulder Magee noted the troubled eyes of Miss Norton following. "Sit down. I've been trying to dope you out, and I think I've got you. I've seen your kind before. Every few months one of 'em breezes into Reuton, spends a whole day talking to a few rats I've had to exterminate from politics, and then flies ...
— Seven Keys to Baldpate • Earl Derr Biggers
... right on the spot, hit the trail before it was cold, had everything to help you that heart of man could wish for; yet a guy who had joined the force only a week before could have done no worse. In a word, your conduct of the affair don't square with your reputation. Your dope never cut any ice from the start. And why? Because, without a doubt, you had a theory ...
— The Red Redmaynes • Eden Phillpotts
... about book-makers an' frame-ups that sometimes happen. But what I do say is that it's poor business for a fighter like me. I play safe. There's no tellin'. Mebbe I break my arm, eh? Or some guy slips me a bunch of dope?" He shook his head solemnly. "Win or lose, eighty is my split. What d' ...
— The Night-Born • Jack London
... editor tapped his desk; "you two have done pretty well, so far. You've got considerable dope. Now, what ...
— The Strange Case of Cavendish • Randall Parrish
... dope most of last night from some merry little jester working a toy, home-made. He just kept repeating the same thing—something about 'McCarthy, at six o'clock you shall have a sign given unto you. It works,' over and over all night. ...
— The Sign at Six • Stewart Edward White


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