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English noun: dope

1. dope (artifact) street names for marijuana


Synonymsgage, grass, green goddess, locoweed, Mary Jane, pot, sens, sess, skunk, smoke, weed


Broader (hypernym)cannabis, ganja, marihuana, marijuana

2. dope (person) an ignorant or foolish person


Synonymsboob, booby, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead


Broader (hypernym)simple, simpleton

3. dope (food) carbonated drink flavored with extract from kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)


Synonymscola


Broader (hypernym)soft drink


Narrower (hyponym)Coca Cola, Coke, Pepsi, Pepsi Cola


Substance holonymcola nut, kola nut


Domain regionAmerica, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA

4. dope (communication) slang terms for inside information


SamplesIs that the straight dope?.


Synonymslow-down, poop, the skinny


Broader (hypernym)details, inside information


English verb: dope

1. dope (consumption) take drugs to improve one's athletic performance


Pattern of useSomebody ----s


Broader (hypernym)do drugs, drug

2. dope (change) add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties


SamplesThe resistors have been doped.


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something


Broader (hypernym)alter, change, modify


Domain categoryelectronics

3. dope (body) give a narcotic to


SamplesThe athletes were dope by the coach before the race.


Synonymsdope up


Pattern of useSomebody ----s somebody


Broader (hypernym)dose, drug


Narrower (hyponym)soup


Domain categorymedicine, practice of medicine









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