doping

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US/ˈdoʊpɪŋ/

noun

The use of drugs to improve athletic performance.

OriginEnglish dope ← Dutch doop →
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of dope
noundoping (countable and uncountable, plural dopings)

plural dopings

  1. countableuncountablehobbiesThe use of drugs to improve athletic performance.
  2. countableuncountableThe addition of small quantities of an element (a dopant) to a semiconductor to change its characteristics.
  3. countableuncountableThe applying of dope to a substrate such as airplane fabric, or the coating thus produced.

Origin

  1. Dutchdoop
  2. Englishdope
  3. Englishdoping

From dope + -ing.

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Translations

Catalan dopatge
  • dopatgeuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Chinese Mandarin 興奮劑 /兴奋剂
  • 興奮劑 /兴奋剂 (xīngfènjì)use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Czech doping, dopink
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopinkuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Dutch doping, dotering
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • doteringaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Finnish doping, douppaus
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • douppausaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
French dopage, doping
  • dopageuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopageaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
German Doping, Dotierung
  • Dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • Dotierungaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Hungarian dopping, doppingolás
  • doppinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • doppingolásuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • doppinghasználatuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Italian drogaggio, doping
  • drogaggiouse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • drogaggioaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Japanese ドーピング, ドーパント
  • ドーピング (dōpingu)use of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • ドーパント (dōpanto)addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Korean 도핑
  • 도핑 (doping)use of drugs to improve athletic performance
Polish doping
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Portuguese doping, dopagem
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopagemuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopingaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Russian до́пинг, леги́рование
  • до́пинг (dóping)use of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • леги́рование (legírovanije)addition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Spanish doping, dopaje
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopajeuse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Swedish doping, dopning
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
  • dopningaddition of small quantities of an element to a semiconductor
Turkish doping
  • dopinguse of drugs to improve athletic performance
Vietnamese dùng thuốc kích thích
  • dùng thuốc kích thíchuse of drugs to improve athletic performance

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

pongid
Cite this entry
APA

doping. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doping

MLA

“doping.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doping. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doping,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doping.

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