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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.