| 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 ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope. [ Slang ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 3. to impregnate with a dopant. [ PJC ] |
| Dope | 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 2. Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate. [ Slang or Cant ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 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. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ] 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 ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC ] 5. an ignorant or stupid person. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]
get the dope on learn the true story; get the inside information.
|
