tope (redirected from topes)

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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tope ¹

Verb

[toping, toped] to drink (alcohol), usually in large quantities [perhaps from French toper to take a bet]

toper n

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tope ²

Noun

a small grey shark of European coastal waters [origin unknown]

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"