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tope
1[ tohp ]
verb (used without object)
, toped, top·ing.
- to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
verb (used with object)
, toped, top·ing.
- to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.
tope
2[ tohp ]
noun
- a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- any of various related sharks of small to medium size.
tope
3[ tohp ]
noun
- (in Buddhist countries) a dome-shaped monument, usually for religious relics.
tope
1/ təʊp /
noun
- a small grey requiem shark, Galeorhinus galeus, of European coastal waters
- any of various other small sharks
tope
2/ təʊp /
verb
- to consume (alcoholic drink) as a regular habit, usually in large quantities
tope
3/ təʊp /
noun
- another name for a stupa
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Derived Forms
- ˈtoper, noun
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Word History and Origins
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 )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of tope1
C17: of uncertain origin; compare Norfolk dialect toper dogfish
Origin of tope2
C17: from French toper to keep an agreement, from Spanish topar to take a bet; probably because a wager was generally followed by a drink
Origin of tope3
C19: from Hindi tōp; compare Sanskrit stūpa stupa
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Example Sentences
The iora's cheerful calls still resound through the shady mango tope.
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This theory became generally accepted, when suddenly Dr. Bird found a brass plate in a certain Kanara monument, called a tope.
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I kept on until the presence of villagers caused me to hide in the tope of trees whence I first saw you.
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The Tope is a small shark found in tropical and temperate seas.
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The color of the tope is gray above and whitish gray beneath.
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