dope vs skill

dope

adj
  • Amazing; cool. 

noun
  • 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. 

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

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). 

skill

adj
  • Great, excellent. 

verb
  • To know; to understand. 

  • To have knowledge or comprehension; discern. 

  • To set apart; separate. 

  • To discern; have knowledge or understanding; to know how (to). 

  • To have personal or practical knowledge; be versed or practised; be expert or dextrous. 

  • To spend acquired points in exchange for skills. 

noun
  • Capacity to do something well; technique, ability. Skills are usually acquired or learned, as opposed to abilities, which are often thought of as innate. 

How often have the words dope and skill occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )