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doping

doping

33 5.5
Using illegal drugs to improve athletic performance
  • noun
  • /ˈdoʊpɪŋ/
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  • Doping has serious consequences for athletes, both legally and health-wise.
  • doping test
  • a doping scandal
  • doping in sports

The biggest analogy that I can think of is doping and cycling.

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Examples

  • The athlete was banned for two years due to doping during the last championship.

  • Thank you for your unwavering stance against doping in cycling and those that perpetuate it.

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  • There have been allegations of doping since he first won the Tour de France in 1998.

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  • The cycling itself is likely more dangerous than any of the doping Armstrong did.

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  • Levi is guilty of serial doping over many years, not one incident.

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  • Some TV stations are no longer showing those races because of various doping scandals.

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  • Well, the craziest thing is that let's say, let's take the case of the Russian doping scandal, which was massive.

  • He's been implicated in the largest doping ring in the history of organized sports.

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  • The UCI recently denied that it had any culpability in the doping epidemic that afflicted cycling in the past.

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  • Regulatory bodies are cracking down on doping to ensure fair competition in sports.

Synonyms

drug use
vsdoping
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88 3.1

To take illegal or harmful drugs

is done to illegally boost athletic performance rather than general drug taking

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

Not made or changed by people, coming from nature like sunlight

∞ 1.0

Free from dirt or harmful things

Compounds

anti-doping
  • Specialized
3.8

A set of rules and tests that find and stop athletes using banned drugs

Surface Forms

doping singular
dopings plural

Morphology

doping = dope (transparent) = dope + ing

A direct nominalization of the verb 'dope' in its drug-related sense; learners who know 'dope' (to give drugs) can infer this meaning.

Etymology

Doping comes from dope, which long ago meant a 'drug' or strong liquid often given to racehorses to change their performance. That's why doping now means using illegal drugs to try to make athletes perform better.