doping Definition

dope
noun

1. colloq
A drug taken for pleasure, especially cannabis.
2. colloq
A drug of any kind, especially one given to athletes, dogs or horses to affect performance.
Thesaurus: drug, narcotic, opiate.
3. colloq
A stupid person.
Thesaurus: fool, dunce, dolt, simpleton, idiot, dullard, dimwit, half-wit, blockhead, bonehead (slang).
4. slang
Information, especially when confidential.
Thesaurus: news, facts, information, knowledge, details, lowdown (slang), account, tip, inside information.
Form: the dope

verb doped, doping

1. To give or apply drugs to (a person or animal), especially dishonestly or furtively.
2. physics.
To modify (a semiconductor) by doping.
Thesaurus: drug, anesthetize, deaden, stupefy.

Etymology: 19c, originally meaning ‘a thick liquid': from Dutch doop sauce.

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doping
noun

1. physics.
The addition of very small amounts of impurities (eg antimony, arsenic) to a crystal of silicon, germanium, etc, in order to convert it into a semiconductor.