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TOPE
stupa, tope
(noun) a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists
drink, tope
(verb) drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; “The husband drinks and beats his wife”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
tope (third-person singular simple present topes, present participle toping, simple past and past participle toped)
(archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.
Etymology 2
Noun
tope (plural topes)
A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.
Etymology 3
Noun
tope (plural topes)
(India) A grove of trees.
Etymology 4
Noun
tope (plural topes)
A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.
Anagrams
• Pote, poet, pote, poĂ«t
Proper noun
Tope (plural Topes)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tope is the 18007th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1550 individuals. Tope is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Pote, poet, pote, poĂ«t
Source: Wiktionary
Tope, n. Etym: [Probably from Skr. stpa a tope, astupa, through Prakrin tppo.]
Definition: A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument. often erected over a Buddhish relic.
Tope, n. Etym: [Tamil tppu.]
Definition: A grove or clumb of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] Whitworth.
Tope, n.
1. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus, or Galeus, galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
Tope, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped; p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] Etym: [F. tĂ´per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, tĂ´pe agreed !; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.]
Definition: To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. Dryden.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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