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doping

 [doh-ping]   Origin

dop·ing

   [doh-ping]
noun Electronics.
a method of adding a dopant to a pure semiconductor to change its electrical properties.
Origin:
1950–55; dope + -ing1

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dope

   [dohp] noun, verb, doped, dop·ing.
noun
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.
3.
Aeronautics.
a.
any of various varnishlike products for coating a fabric, as of airplane wings, in order to make it waterproof, stronger, etc.
b.
a similar product used to coat the fabric of a balloon to reduce gas leakage.
4.
Slang.
a.
any narcotic or narcoticlike drug taken to induce euphoria or satisfy addiction.
b.
any illicit drug.
5.
Slang. a narcotic preparation given surreptitiously to a horse to improve or retard its performance in a race.
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6.
Slang. information, data, or news: What's the latest dope on the strike?
7.
Informal. a stupid or unresponsive person.
8.
Southern U.S. (chiefly South Atlantic States). soda pop, especially cola-flavored.
9.
North Central U.S. (chiefly Ohio). syrup used as a topping for ice cream.
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verb (used with object)
10.
Slang. to affect with dope or drugs.
11.
to apply or treat with dope.
12.
Electronics. to add or treat (a pure semiconductor) with a dopant.
verb (used without object)
13.
Slang. to take drugs.
Verb phrase
14.
dope out, Slang.
a.
to figure out; calculate; devise: to dope out a plan.
b.
to deduce or infer from available information: to dope out a solution to a problem.
Origin:
1840–50, 1885–90 for def. 4, 1900–05 for def. 6; < Dutch doop (dial.) sauce, derivative of dopen to dip

Related forms
un·doped, adjective

Regional variation note
8. See soda pop.

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Word Origin & History

dope
1807, Amer.Eng., "sauce, gravy," from Du. doop "thick dipping sauce." Extension to "drug" is 1889, from practice of smoking semi-liquid opium preparation. Meaning "foolish, stupid person" is older (1851) and may have a sense of "thick-headed." Sense of "inside information" (1901) may come from knowing
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before the race which horse had been drugged to influence performance. Related: Doped; doping. Dope-fiend is attested from 1896.
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Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

dope (dōp)
n.

  1. A narcotic, especially an addictive narcotic.

  2. An illicit drug, especially marijuana.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Slang Dictionary

dope definition


  1. n.
    a stupid person. : That dope has done it again!
  2. n.
    drugs in general; marijuana. : How much dope do you do in a week anyway?
  3. n.
    news; information; scuttlebutt. : I got some dope on the tavern fire if you want to hear it.
  4. mod.
    best; most excellent. : We had a great time there. It was dope and dudical.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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