Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dope"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dope \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]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dope \Dope\ (d[=o]p), n. [D. doop a dipping, fr. doopen to dip.
Cf. {Dip}.]
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; sometimes, similar information concerning other
sports. [Sporting Slang]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dope
n 1: a soft drug consisting of the dried leaves of the hemp
plant; smoked or chewed for euphoric effect [syn: {cannabis},
{marijuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {grass}, {marihuana}, {weed},
{gage}, {sess}, {sens}, {smoke}, {skunk}, {Mary Jane}]
2: a strong-smelling plant from whose dried leaves a number of
euphoriant and hallucinogenic drugs are prepared [syn: {marijuana},
{marihuana}, {ganja}, {pot}, {grass}, {weed}, {gage}, {sess},
{sens}, {skunk}, {Mary-Jane}, {Cannabis sativa}]
3: an ignorant or foolish person [syn: {dumbbell}, {dummy}, {boob},
{booby}, {pinhead}]
4: carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts
(`dope' is a southernism in the United States) [syn: {cola}]
5: slang terms for inside information; "is that the straight
dope?" [syn: {poop}, {the skinny}, {low-down}]
v 1: take dope
2: add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or
modify its properties; in electronics: "The resistors have
been doped"
3: give a narcotic to; "The athletes were dope by the coach
before the race" [syn: {dope up}]
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