01 n. Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
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1.
Any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, etc.
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2.
Any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate.[Slang or Cant]
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3.
An absorbent material; esp., 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.
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4.
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; similar information concerning other sports; by extension, any information not generally known, especially when coming from an inside source; as, the inside dope.[Sporting Slang]
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5.
an ignorant or stupid person.[Colloq.]
Phrases & compounds
get the dope on —
learn the true story; get the inside information.