dope

[[t]do͟ʊp[/t]]

dopes, doping, doped

1) N-UNCOUNT Dope is a drug, usually an illegal drug such as marijuana or cocaine. [INFORMAL]

A man asked them if they wanted to buy some dope...

He has failed a dope test for cocaine...

You get dope dealers on every corner.

Syn:

drug

2) VERB If someone dopes a person or animal or dopes their food, they put drugs into their food or force them to take drugs.

[V n] Anyone could have got in and doped the wine...

[be V-ed with n] I'd been doped with Somnolin...

[V-ed] They've got him doped to the eyeballs.

[V-ing] ...recent cases of horse doping. [Also V n with n]

Syn:

drug

3) N-COUNT (disapproval) If someone calls a person a dope, they think that the person is stupid. [INFORMAL]

I'm more comfortable with them. I don't feel I'm such a dope.

Syn:

idiot

4) N-UNCOUNT Dope is information which you have been given illegally or secretly. [INFORMAL]

The government had plenty of dope on him.

Syn:

lowdown