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The correct spelling is dope.
How to pronounce dope
[dəʊp]
nounIPA: [dəʊp]
Say it like: Dop-e
The correct spelling is dope. Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface. For example: "What's the latest dope on the stock market?"
Usage Examples
“What's the latest dope on the stock market?”
“That party was dope!”
Meanings
noun
- 1.Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
- 2.An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
- 3.Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
- 4.Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.
- 5.Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
verb
- 1.To affect with drugs.
- 2.To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
- 3.To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
- 4.To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.
- 5.To judge or guess; to predict the result of.
adjective
- 1.Amazing.
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