Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - dope
Dope
dope
n. & v. --n. 1 a varnish applied to the cloth surface of aeroplane parts to strengthen them, keep them airtight, etc. 2 a thick liquid used as a lubricant etc. 3 a substance added to petrol etc. to increase its effectiveness. 4 a sl. a narcotic; a stupefying drug. b a drug etc. given to a horse or greyhound, or taken by an athlete, to affect performance. 5 sl. a stupid person. 6 sl. a information about a subject, esp. if not generally known. b misleading information. --v. 1 tr. administer dope to, drug. 2 tr. Electronics add an impurity to (a semiconductor) to produce a desired electrical characteristic. 3 tr. smear, daub; apply dope to. 4 intr. take addictive drugs. Phrases and idioms dope out sl. discover. Derivatives doper n. Etymology: Du. doop sauce f. doopen to dip
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I. noun Etymology: Dutch doop sauce, from ~n to dip; akin to Old English dyppan to dip Date: 1786 1. a thick liquid or pasty preparation, a preparation for giving a desired quality to a substance or surface, absorbent or adsorbent material used in various manufacturing processes (as the making of dynamite), 3. a. an illicit, habit-forming, or narcotic drug, a preparation given to a racehorse to help or hinder its performance, a cola drink, a stupid person, information especially from a reliable source , II. verb (~d; doping) Date: 1889 transitive verb to treat or affect with ~, figure out, to treat with a dopant, intransitive verb to take ~, ~r noun III. adjective Date: 1981 excellent ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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