dope up

verb

To use or abuse narcotics.

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Meanings

verbdope up (third-person singular simple present dopes up, present participle doping up, simple past and past participle doped up)

present singular third person dopes up · participle present doping up · participle past doped up · past doped up

  1. intransitiveslangTo use or abuse narcotics.
  2. slangtransitiveTo administer narcotics to (someone).

Synonyms & antonyms

verbgive a narcotic to

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dope
Broader
drugdose
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dope

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Cite this entry
APA

dope up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dope%20up

MLA

“dope up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dope%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dope up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dope%20up.

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