dope
Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surfaceAny viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
» Tom is a dope.
Meaning
11 senses(uncountable)Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
(uncountable)An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
Aufsaugmittel
сорбе́нтsorbént
(uncountable)Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
аэрола́кaerolák
(slang, uncountable)Any of various recreational substances
Any of various recreational substances:
(countable, slang, uncountable)An opiate, now particularly heroin.
(countable, slang, uncountable)Marijuana.
street names for marijuana
(slang, uncountable)Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
What's the latest dope on the stock market?
slang terms for inside information
(uncountable)Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.
(countable, derogatory, slang)A stupid person.
Insiderinfos
информа́цияinformácija, инса́йдinsájd, идио́тidiót
an ignorant or foolish person
(US, countable, uncountable)Dessert topping.
(Appalachia, countable, uncountable)A soft drink.
Examples
34 sentencesTom is a dope.
I'm not a dope.
I feel like a dope.
Am I a big dope?
I'm a dope.
Translations
4 languagesBy meaning 6
By meaning 4
Origin
From Dutch doop (“thick dipping sauce”), from Dutch dopen (“to dip”), from Middle Dutch doFrom Dutch doop (“thick dipping sauce”), from Dutch dopen (“to dip”), from Middle Dutch dopen, from Old Dutch *dōpen, from Frankish *daupijan, from Proto-Germanic *daupijaną.
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Forms
plural: dopesSynonyms
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