dope
To affect with drugsTo affect with drugs.
» Tom is a dope.
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5 senses(slang, transitive)To affect with drugs.
dopen, aufpuschen
дава́ть нарко́тикиdavátʹ narkótiki, дава́ть до́пингdavátʹ dóping, пи́чкать лека́рствамиpíčkatʹ lekárstvami
take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
(transitive)To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
schmieren
(transitive)To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
dotieren
add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties
(intransitive)To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) in sporting competitions.
dopen
(dated, slang, transitive)To judge or guess; to predict the result of.
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 1
By meaning 3
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
dopes, doping, doped, dopedPhrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonyms- give a narcotic to:dope up
Word family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.