See dope in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
noun
- (Informal)
A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive:
drug, hallucinogen, narcotic, opiate. See drugs - (Informal)
One deficient in judgment and good sense:
ass, fool, idiot, imbecile, jackass, mooncalf, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simple, simpleton, softhead, tomfool. (Informal) gander, goose. (Slang) cretin, ding-dong, dip, goof, jerk, nerd, schmo, schmuck, turkey. See ability
verb
- (Informal)
To administer or add a drug to.
Also used with up: dose, drug, medicate, narcotize, opiate, physic. See drugs
phrasal verb dope out- (Informal)
To find a solution for:
clear up, decipher, explain, resolve, solve, unravel. (Informal) figure out. Idiom: get to the bottom of. See ask, reason - (Informal)
To form a strategy for:
blueprint, cast, chart, conceive, contrive, design, devise, formulate, frame, lay1, plan, project, scheme, strategize, work out. Idiom: lay plans. See planned
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