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tope
1[ tohp ]
verb (used without object)
- to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
verb (used with object)
- 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
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Derived Forms
- ˈtoper, noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The iora's cheerful calls still resound through the shady mango tope.
This theory became generally accepted, when suddenly Dr. Bird found a brass plate in a certain Kanara monument, called a tope.
I kept on until the presence of villagers caused me to hide in the tope of trees whence I first saw you.
The Tope is a small shark found in tropical and temperate seas.
The color of the tope is gray above and whitish gray beneath.
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