Meaning of 'dope'

noun

street names for marijuana

Synonyms: smoke

noun

slang terms for inside information

Example: "is that the straight dope?"

Synonyms: low-down

noun

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

Synonyms: cola

noun

an ignorant or foolish person

Synonyms: booby

verb

give a narcotic to

Example: "The athletes were dope by the coach before the race"

Synonyms: dope up

verb

add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties

Example: "The resistors have been doped"

verb

take drugs to improve one's athletic performance