dope sheet
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.78 in modern English
Meaning
noun
A summary, ordinarily in the form of a document, containing important facts and background information concerning a person, activity, or other subject matter.
noun
A publication, updated very frequently and used by people who make horse racing wagers, which summarizes information about the horses running in specific races; a publication which provides background information and/or predictions used by people wagering on any sort of competition.
noun
A summary of the content and technical information for a set of photographs.
noun
A set of detailed instructions which the designer of an animated film provides to the photographers and editors.
Example Sentences
- ""He went to Alaska and made a fortune. Then he squandered it, drinking, fighting, gambling, and frittering it away on women. . . ." "Hold up! Your dope sheet is way to the bad. . . . Who told you all that?" "Never mind. I have proof.""
- "Then she started filling me in on background information that you could get from any press agent's dope sheet."
- "Bradley O'Leary, a devout Republican, and Victor Kamber, a staunch Democrat, are publishers of the Washington-based political dope sheet called the O'Leary/Kamber Report."
- "Karoulis's face twitched with a combination of fear and hope, wondering what news his Homicide Detective had for him. . . . "Name was Sten Doppleman. A known pusher, and a punk . . . . According to his dope sheet, he's a vicious son of a bitch.""
- "The Bruins, seeking their third straight NCAA title, are picked on The Times dope sheet with 59 points."
- "Also, he probably attends harness races, for he once accidentally left a dope sheet behind."