noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: cheating
2
noun
Meaning 2
The addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The applying of dope to a substrate such as airplane fabric, or the coating thus produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: coating
4
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of dope
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From dope + -ing.
Across languages
Translations
35 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
dopatge
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Chinese Mandarin:
興奮劑 /兴奋剂
(xīngfènjì)
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Czech:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Czech:
dopink
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Dutch:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Finnish:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
French:
dopage
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
French:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
German:
Doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Greenlandic:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Hungarian:
dopping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Hungarian:
doppingolás
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Hungarian:
doppinghasználat
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Italian:
drogaggio
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Italian:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Japanese:
ドーピング
(dōpingu)
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Korean:
도핑
(doping)
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Polish:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Portuguese:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Portuguese:
dopagem
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Russian:
до́пинг
(dóping)
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Spanish:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Spanish:
dopaje
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Swedish:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Turkish:
doping
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Vietnamese:
dùng thuốc kích thích
— use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Dutch:
dotering
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Finnish:
douppaus
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
French:
dopage
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
German:
Dotierung
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Italian:
drogaggio
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Japanese:
ドーパント
(dōpanto)
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Portuguese:
doping
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Russian:
леги́рование
(legírovanije)
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Swedish:
dopning
— addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor