tope (redirected from topers)

tope ¹  (tp)

tr. & intr.v. toped, top·ing, topes

To drink (liquor) habitually and excessively or engage in such drinking.

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[Possibly from obsolete tope, interjection used in proposing a toast.]

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tope ²  (tp)

n.

A small, rough-skinned, widely distributed shark (Galeorhinus galeus) having an elongated conical snout.

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[Origin unknown.]

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tope ³  (tp)

n.

See stupa.

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[Hindi top, probably from Prakrit thpo, from Sanskrit stpa, tuft of hair, crown of the head, summit, stupa.]

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tope¹

vb

to consume (alcoholic drink) as a regular habit, usually in large quantities

[from French toper to keep an agreement, from Spanish topar to take a bet; probably because a wager was generally followed by a drink]

toper  n

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tope²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a small grey requiem shark, Galeorhinus galeus, of European coastal waters

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various other small sharks

[of uncertain origin; compare Norfolk dialect toper dogfish]

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tope³

n

(Non-Christian Religions / Buddhism) another name for a stupa

[from Hindi tōp; compare Sanskrit stūpa stupa]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tope - a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists stupa shrine - a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
Verb	1.	tope - drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" drink habituate, use - take or consume (regularly or habitually); "She uses drugs rarely" booze, drink, fuddle - consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"

Translations

tope (o.f.) [təʊp] VI → beber(más de la cuenta), emborracharse