add. ·vt to treat or affect with dope; as, to dope nitroglycerin;.
2. dope ·add. ·vt to give stupefying drugs to; to drug.
3. dope ·add. ·vt to judge or guess; to predict the result of, as by the aid of dope.
4. dope ·add. ·noun any preparation, as of opium, used to stupefy or, in the case of a race horse, to stimulate.
5. dope ·add. ·noun any thick liquid or pasty preparation, as of opium for medicinal purposes, of grease for a lubricant, ·etc.
6. dope ·add. ·vt to administer a stimulant to (a horse) to increase his speed. it is a serious offense against the laws of racing.
7. dope ·add. ·noun 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; sometimes, similar information concerning other sports.
8. dope ·add. ·noun 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.