doping

1. 1
   noununcountable

   The use of drugs to make an athlete perform better in sports.

   Like cheating on a test by hiding the answers in your pocket.

   Doping is against the rules in almost every sport.

   The runner was banned for two years after doping.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   Adding a tiny amount of another element to a material like silicon so it can carry electricity better.

   Like adding a pinch of salt to food to change how it tastes.

   Doping makes silicon much better at carrying an electric current.

   Engineers use doping to control how a computer chip behaves.

3. 3
   noununcountable

   Painting a special liquid onto fabric, such as on old airplanes, to make it tight and strong, or the coating itself.

   Like painting varnish on wood to protect it and make it harder.

   The doping on the old plane's wings had cracked with age.

   Workers finished the doping before the fabric was painted.

   Similarcoating, varnish, lacquer

4. 4
   verb

   Present participle of dope. Use this -ing form when the action is happening right now.

   Officials suspected the team of doping their athletes for years.

   He spent the whole season secretly doping to keep up with his rivals.

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