Dope vs. Noodle
Difference Between Dope and Noodle
Dopenoun
(uncountable) Any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface.
Noodlenoun
a string or strip of pasta
She slurped a long noodle up out of her soup.Dopenoun
(uncountable) An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.
Noodlenoun
a person with poor judgement; a fool
Dopenoun
Any varnish used to coat a part, such as an airplane wing or a hot-air balloon in order to waterproof, strengthen, etc.
Noodlenoun
(colloquial) the brain, the head
Dopenoun
Any illicit or narcotic drug that produces euphoria or satisfies an addiction; particularly heroin.
Noodlenoun
(colloquial) a pool noodle
Dopenoun
Information, usually from an inside source, originally in horse racing and other sports.
What's the latest dope on the stock market?''Noodleverb
To think or ponder.
He noodled over the problem for a day or two before making a decision."Noodle that thought around for a while" said Dr. Johnson to his Biblical Interpretations class.Dopenoun
Ballistic data on previously fired rounds, used to calculate the required hold over a target.
Noodleverb
To fiddle, play with, or mess around.
If the machine is really broken, noodling with the knobs is not going to fix it.Dopenoun
A stupid person.
Noodleverb
To improvise music.
He has been noodling with that trumpet all afternoon, and every bit of it sounds awful.Dopenoun
dessert topping
Noodleverb
(fishing) To fish (usually for very large catfish) without any equipment other than the fisherman's own body
Fred had several lacerations on his hands from noodling for flathead in the river.Dopeverb
To affect with drugs.
Noodleverb
(Australia) To fossick, especially for opals.
Dopeverb
(transitive) To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).
Noodlenoun
a ribbonlike strip of pasta
Dopeverb
To add a dopant such as arsenic to (a pure semiconductor such as silicon).
Noodlenoun
informal terms for a human head
Dopeverb
(slang) To use drugs; especially, to use prohibited performance-enhancing drugs in sporting competitions.
Dopeverb
To judge or guess; to predict the result of.
Dopeadjective
(slang) Amazing.
That party was dope!Dopenoun
street names for marijuana
Dopenoun
an ignorant or foolish person
Dopenoun
carbonated drink flavored with extract from Kola nuts (`dope' is a southernism in the United States)
Dopenoun
slang terms for inside information;
is that the straight dope?Dopeverb
take drugs to improve one's athletic performance
Dopeverb
add impurities to (a semiconductor) in order to produce or modify its properties;
The resistors have been dopedDopeverb
give a narcotic to;
The athletes were dope by the coach before the race
