dope

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. hint, information; informal, drug, stimulant; slang, dunce.

See remedy, ignorance, drugs.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A drug]

Syn. narcotic, opiate, controlled substance; see drug 2 .

2. [Pertinent information]

Syn. details, developments, lowdown*; see data , knowledge 1 , news 1 .

3. [A dull-witted person]

Syn. idiot, dunce, dolt, simpleton; see fool 1 .

v.

Syn. drug, anesthetize, sedate, put to sleep; see deaden 1 , drug .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

Sl.

1. drug narcotic, *fairy powder, opiate, *weed, *pot, *reefer, *mojo, *hokus, stuff, *junk, heroin, cocaine, *happy dust, hash, *smoke. see cocaine, drug, marijuana

2. idiot dolt, *dummy, *nitwit, birdbrain, moron, *retard, dunce, blithering idiot, *chowderhead, *numbskull, *a regular Einstein.

3. factual information scoop, skinny, news, *score, *poop, *low-down, inside information.

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v.

drug, dose, sedate, knock out, *spike, anesthetize, *slip a Mickey Finn.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun 1. Informal. A substance that affects the central nervous system and is often addictive: drug, hallucinogen, narcotic, opiate. See DRUGS. 2. 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. II verb Informal. To administer or add a drug to. Also used with up: dose, drug, medicate, narcotize, opiate, physic. See DRUGS.