Dope vs. Cool

Dope vs. Cool — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Dope and Cool

Dopenoun

(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.

Cooladjective

Having a slightly low temperature; mildly or pleasantly cold.

Dopenoun

(uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.

Cooladjective

Allowing or suggesting heat relief.

a cool grey colour

Dopenoun

Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.

Cooladjective

Of a person, not showing emotion; calm and in control of oneself.

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Dopenoun

Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.

Cooladjective

Unenthusiastic, lukewarm, skeptical.

His proposals had a cool reception.

Dopenoun

Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.

What's the latest dope on the stock market?''

Cooladjective

Calmly audacious.

In control as always, he came up with a cool plan.

Dopenoun

Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.

Cooladjective

Applied facetiously to a sum of money, commonly as if to give emphasis to the largeness of the amount.

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Dopenoun

A stupid person.

Cooladjective

(informal) Of a person, knowing what to do and how to behave; considered popular by others.

Dopenoun

dessert topping

Cooladjective

(informal) In fashion, part of or fitting the in crowd; originally hipster slang.

Dopeverb

To affect with drugs.

Cooladjective

(informal) Of an action, all right; acceptable; that does not present a problem.

Is it cool if I sleep here tonight?

Dopeverb

(transitive) To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).

Cooladjective

(informal) Of a person, not upset by circumstances that might ordinarily be upsetting.

I'm completely cool with my girlfriend leaving me.

Dopeverb

To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).

Coolnoun

A moderate or refreshing state of cold; moderate temperature of the air between hot and cold; coolness.

in the cool of the morning

Dopeverb

(slang) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.

Coolnoun

A calm temperament.

Dopeverb

To judge or guess; to predict the result of.

Coolnoun

The property of being cool, popular or in fashion.

Dopeadjective

(slang) Amazing.

That party was dope!

Coolverb

To lose heat, to get colder.

I like to let my tea cool before drinking it so I don't burn my tongue.

Dopenoun

street names for marijuana

Coolverb

(transitive) To make cooler, less warm.

Dopenoun

an ignorant or foolish person

Coolverb

To become less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

Relations cooled between the USA and the USSR after 1980.

Dopenoun

carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)

Coolverb

(transitive) To make less intense, e.g. less amicable or passionate.

Dopenoun

slang terms for inside information;

is that the straight dope?

Coolverb

(transitive) To kill.

Dopeverb

take drugs to improve one's athletic performance

Coolnoun

the quality of being cool;

the cool of early morning

Dopeverb

add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties;

The resistors have been doped

Coolnoun

great coolness and composure under strain;

keep your cool

Dopeverb

give a narcotic to;

The athletes were dope by the coach before the race

Coolverb

make cool or cooler;

Chill the food

Coolverb

loose heat;

The air cooled considerably after the thunderstorm

Coolverb

lose intensity;

His enthusiasm cooled considerably

Cooladjective

neither warm or very cold; giving relief from heat;

a cool autumn daya cool roomcool summer dressescool drinksa cool breeze

Cooladjective

marked by calm self-control (especially in trying circumstances); unemotional;

play it coolkeep coolstayed coolheaded in the crisisthe most nerveless winner in the history of the tournament

Cooladjective

(color) inducing the impression of coolness; used especially of greens and blues and violets;

cool greens and blues and violets

Cooladjective

psychologically cool and unenthusiastic; unfriendly or unresponsive or showing dislike;

relations were cool and politea cool receptioncool to the idea of higher taxes

Cooladjective

used of a number or sum and meaning without exaggeration or qualification;

a cool million bucks

Cooladjective

fashionable and attractive at the time; often skilled or socially adept;

he's a cool dudethat's coolMary's dress is really coolit's not cool to arrive at a party too early