- (v.t.) To treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin;.
- (v.t.) To administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his speed. It is a serious offense against the laws of racing.
- (n.) Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate.
- (n.) Information concerning the previous performances of race horses or other facts concerning them which may be of assistance in judging of their chances of winning future races; sometimes, similar information concerning other sports.
- (v.t.) To judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope.
- (v.t.) To give stupefying drugs to; to drug.
- (n.) An absorbent material; especially, in high explosives, the sawdust, infusorial earth, mica, etc., mixed with nitroglycerin to make a damp powder (dynamite, etc.) less dangerous to transport, and ordinarily explosive only by suitable fulminating caps.
- (n.) Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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