Meaning

A diving bird..

Definitions by Sense

1. A diving bird.
2. (South Africa, slang) To fail or to plug (an examination, standard or grade)
3. To dip or duck.
4. (South Africa, slang). A drink.
5. (South Africa, slang) An imprecise measure of alcohol; a dash.
6. (obsolete) A dip; a low courtesy.
7. (diamond-cutting) A little copper cup in which a diamond is held while being cut.
8. (South Africa, slang) To drink alcohol.

Example Sentences

I dopped my exams.

you may dape or dop, and also with a grasshopper, behind a tree, or in any deep hole; still making it to move on the top of the water, as if it were alive, and still keeping yourself out of sight

Then at the Play-Houſe ye ogle the Boxes, and dop and bovv to thoſe you do not knovv, as vvell as thoſe you do.

Let's go to the bar for a dop.

Give me a dop of brandy.

The Venetian dop this

They not only forswore dopping themselves, but also contrived to make the National Party forgo a dop.

Word Forms

• dops
• dopping
• dopped
• dopp

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When Should You Use Dop?

Use dop when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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