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Thesaurus entry: dope

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dope • noun informal   1. he was caught smuggling dope synonyms : (illegal) drugs, narcotics; cannabis, heroin, cocaine.
  2. what a dope! See fool noun sense 1.
  3. give me the dope on Mr. Dixon. See intelligence sense 2.
• verb   1. the horse was doped synonyms : drug, administer drugs/narcotics to, tamper with, interfere with; sedate.
  2. they doped his drink synonyms : add drugs to, tamper with, adulterate, contaminate, lace; informal spike, doctor.

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