The difference between Dope and Substance

When used as nouns, dope means any viscous liquid or paste, such as a lubricant, used in preparing a surface, whereas substance means physical matter.

When used as verbs, dope means to affect with drugs, whereas substance means to give substance to.


Dope is also adjective with the meaning: amazing.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dope and Substance

  1. Dope as a noun (uncountable):

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

  2. Dope as a noun (uncountable):

    An absorbent material used to hold a liquid.

  3. Dope as a noun (uncountable, aeronautics):

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

  4. Dope as a noun (uncountable, slang):

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

  5. Dope as a noun (uncountable, slang):

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

    Examples:

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

  6. Dope as a noun (uncountable, fireams):

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

  7. Dope as a noun (countable, slang):

    A stupid person.

  8. Dope as a noun (US, Ohio):

    dessert topping

  1. Dope as a verb (transitive, slang):

    To affect with drugs.

  2. Dope as a verb (transitive):

    To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.).

  3. Dope as a verb (transitive, electronics):

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

  4. Dope as a verb (slang):

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

  5. Dope as a verb (slang, transitive, dated):

    To judge or guess; to predict the result of.

  1. Dope as an adjective (slang):

    Amazing.

    Examples:

    "That party was dope!"

  1. Substance as a noun:

    Physical matter; material.

  2. Substance as a noun:

    The essential part of anything; the most vital part.

  3. Substance as a noun:

    Substantiality; solidity; firmness.

    Examples:

    "Some textile fabrics have little substance."

  4. Substance as a noun:

    Material possessions; estate; property; resources.

    Examples:

    "a man of substance'"

  5. Substance as a noun:

    A form of matter that has constant chemical composition and characteristic properties.

  6. Substance as a noun:

    Drugs

    Examples:

    "'substance abuse"

  7. Substance as a noun (theology):

    Hypostasis.

  1. Substance as a verb (rare, transitive):

    To give substance to; to make real or substantial.

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