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

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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, poët

Proper noun

Tope (plural Topes)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Tope is the 18007^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1550 individuals. Tope is most common among White (89.55%) individuals.

Anagrams

• Pote, poet, pote, poët

Source: Wiktionary

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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. tôper to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, tôpe 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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