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noun
- A stupid person
"I think fast drivers are dopes."
- An illicit drug (such as heroin or cocaine) used for its intoxicating or euphoric effects
- A preparation (such as an anabolic steroid, diuretic, or tranquilizer) given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance
- Information especially from a reliable source
"the inside dope on a celebrity's new romance"
- A thick liquid or pasty preparation
"Apply a small amount of pipe dope or Teflon tape to the threads of the adapter …"
- A preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface
"She … would also glue the canvas over the frames of the planes and then use "dope," a special type of lacquer to harden the body of the plane."
- Absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (such as the making of dynamite)
"A dynamite's strength and its water resistance are determined by the dopes—the particular dry ingredients that are combined with the nitroglycerin."
- A cola drink
verb
- To give a narcotic or intoxicating drug to
"It was only when doped with scopolamine that he got any rest."
- To surreptitiously put a sedating drug into
"What does the murder have to do with the phone-date service he was investigating when someone doped his drink?"
- To administer a drug to (a horse) to help or hinder performance in a race
"Francis rode a doped horse once. The animal … ran right through the first hurdle, throwing Francis, and veered off into the woods nearby, where it was finally captured hours later."
- Figure out
- To treat with dope or a dopant
"The airfoil leading edge and ribs are fiberglass moldings, and the skin, as on early airplanes, is fabric doped to drum-tightness."
- To take an intoxicating drug
- To use a performance-enhancing substance typically banned for use in sports
"A week after that surreal scene, Danish hero Bjarne Riis admitted that he'd doped to win the 1996 Tour France Riis …"
adjective
- Excellent
phrasal verb
- To understand or find (something, such as a reason or a solution) by thinking to figure out (something)
"She's still trying to dope out exactly what happened."
phrasal verb
- To give (someone) a drug that affects the ability to think or behave normally
noun
- An insect repellent
noun
- Information about someone or something that is not commonly or immediately known
"What's the dope on the new guy?"
This clue was used on September 14, 2025.