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tope

¹ American  

[tohp] / toʊp /

verb (used without object)

topes, present (3rd person singular) toped, past participle, past toping present participle

1. to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.

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verb (used with object)

topes, present (3rd person singular) toped, past participle, past toping present participle

1. to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.

tope ² American  

[tohp] / toʊp /

noun

1. a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.

2. any of various related sharks of small to medium size.

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tope ³ American  

[tohp] / toʊp /

noun

1. (in Buddhist countries) a dome-shaped monument, usually for religious relics.

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tope ¹ British  

/ təʊp /

noun

1. a small grey requiem shark, Galeorhinus galeus, of European coastal waters

2. any of various other small sharks

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tope ² British  

/ təʊp /

verb

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

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tope ³ British  

/ təʊp /

noun

1. another name for a stupa

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• toper
  noun

Conjugated Forms

Present

• has toped
  perfect 3rd person singular
• have toped
  perfect
• have been toping
  perfect progressive
• has been toping
  perfect progressive 3rd person singular
• am toping
  progressive 1st person singular
• are toping
  progressive
• toping
  participle
• is toping
  progressive 3rd person singular
• topes
  singular 3rd person

Past

• had toped
  perfect
• had been toping
  perfect progressive
• was toping
  progressive singular
• were toping
  progressive plural
• toped
  simple
• toped
  participle

Future

• will tope
  simple
• will have toped
  perfect
• will be toping
  progressive
• will have been toping
  perfect progressive

Etymology

Origin of tope¹

First recorded in 1645–55; of uncertain origin; perhaps a variant of obsolete top “to drink,” in phrase top off, formed on the model of tip off “to drink (a full helping) at a draught,” a special use of top “to tilt”; perhaps from tope, an interjection used in proposing a toast

Origin of tope²

First recorded in 1680–90; of unknown origin

Origin of tope³

First recorded in 1805–15; from Hindi ṭop; probably from Pali or Prakrit thūpo, from Sanskrit stūpa stupa ( def. )