dope

Universal Words noun, verb noun 1 [U] (informal) a drug that is taken illegally for pleasure, especially CANNABIS or, in the US, HEROIN: to peddle / smoke dope 2 [U] a drug that is taken by a person or given to an animal to affect their performance in a race or sport: The athlete failed a dope test (= a medical test showed that he had taken such drugs). 3 [C] (informal) a stupid person 4 [U] the ~ (on sb/sth) (informal) information on sb/sth, especially details that are not generally known: Give me the dope on the new boss. verb [VN] 1 to give a drug to a person or an animal in order to affect their performance in a race or sport 2 to give sb a drug, often in their food or drink, in order to make them unconscious: Thieves doped a guard dog and stole $10000 worth of goods. * The wine was doped. 3 ~ sb (up) [usuallypassive] (informal) if sb is doped or doped up, they cannot think clearly or act normally because they are under the influence of drugs