cannonball vs dope

cannonball

noun
  • A spherical projectile fired from a smoothbore cannon. 

  • The act of jumping (typically into a swimming pool) with the legs bent and the arms wrapped around the knees to create a large splash, mimicking the flight and shape of a cannonball. 

  • An explosive-filled hollow iron sphere fused through a hole and intended to explode at a calculated distance rather than explode on impact. 

  • Something that moves fast, especially a fast train. 

  • A served ball that travels with great speed and describes little or no arc in flight. 

verb
  • To jump or dive into water, performing a cannonball landing. 

  • To career; to move rapidly. 

dope

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

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

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

  • A stupid person. 

  • An absorbent material used to hold a liquid. 

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

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

  • Dessert topping. 

verb
  • To affect with drugs. 

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

  • To treat with dope (lubricant, etc.). 

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

adj
  • Amazing; cool. 

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