Meaning

11 senses
  1. (uncountable)Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

  2. (uncountable)An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.

    Aufsaugmittel

    сорбе́нтsorbént

  3. (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

  4. (slang, uncountable)Any of various recreational substances

  5. Any of various recreational substances:

    (countable, slang, uncountable)An opiate, now particularly heroin.

  6. (countable, slang, uncountable)Marijuana.

    street names for marijuana

  7. (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

  8. (uncountable)Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.

  9. (countable, derogatory, slang)A stupid person.

    Insiderinfos

    информа́цияinformácija, инса́йдinsájd, идио́тidiót

    an ignorant or foolish person

  10. (US, countable, uncountable)Dessert topping.

  11. (Appalachia, countable, uncountable)A soft drink.

Examples

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  1. Tom is a dope.

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  2. I'm not a dope.

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  3. I feel like a dope.

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  4. Am I a big dope?

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  5. I'm a dope.

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Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 6
viscous liquid used to prepare a surface:
slang: any narcotic:
absorbent material used to hold a liquid:
aeronautics: varnish used to waterproof, strengthen, etc.:
slang: inside information:
slang: stupid person:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
viscous liquid used to prepare a surface:
slang: any narcotic:
absorbent material used to hold a liquid:
slang: inside information:

Origin

From Dutch doop (“thick dipping sauce”), from Dutch dopen (“to dip”), from Middle Dutch do

From 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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