dope: Meaning and Definition of

dope

1. any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
2. an absorbent material used to absorb and hold a liquid, as in the manufacture of dynamite.
1. any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.
2. a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.
1. any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.
2. any illicit drug.
5. a narcotic preparation given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race.
6. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike?
7. a stupid or unresponsive person.
8. soda pop, esp. cola-flavored.
9. . syrup used as a topping for ice cream.

1. to affect with dope or drugs.
2. to apply or treat with dope.
3. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant.

1. to take drugs.
2. to dope out a plan.
1. to figure out; calculate; devise:to dope out a plan.
2. to deduce or infer from available information:to dope out a solution to a problem.