dopes

noun

Meaning

Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.
Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
(fireams) Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.
To affect with drugs.
To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.
To judge or guess; to predict the result of.

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