Tope

Word TOPE
Character 4
Hyphenation tope
Pronunciations /təʊp/

Definitions and meanings of "Tope"

What do we mean by tope?

A small shark (Galeorhinus galeus) that has a long pointed snout and is commercially harvested for food and oil. noun

To drink (liquor) habitually and excessively or engage in such drinking. transitive & intransitive verb

An Australasian shark, Galeus australis. It differs somewhat from Galeus galeus, the tope of Great Britaiu. In Australia also called school-shark. E. E. Morris, Austral English. noun

To drink alcoholic liquors to excess, especially to do so habitually.

Same as top.

The European wren. noun

A kind of shark, the miller's-dog or penny-dog, Galeorhinus galeus, or Galeus canis; also, one of several related sharks of small size, some of them also called dogfish. noun

The popular name for a type of Buddhist monument, which may be considered as a tumulus of masonry, of domical or tower-like form, many specimens of which occur in India and southeastern Asia, intended for the preservation of relics or the commemoration of some event. noun

In India, a grove or clump of trees: as, a toddy- tope; a cane -tope. noun

A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic. noun

A grove or clump of trees. noun

A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus syn. 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. noun

The wren. noun

To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. intransitive verb

A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout. noun

To drink excessively; to get drunk. verb

A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists noun

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic verb

To drink excessively; to get drunk.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Tope

The word "tope" in example sentences

The other kind of tope is unofficial, but I have dubbed it the inverse, or reverse, tope. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Like its forerunner, the reverse tope is liable to be any depth or width; it depends on the whim of the spade wielders, or perhaps how deeply they had descended towards the bottom of a tequila bottle. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The infamous Mexican tope is a murderous roadway device meant to slow vehicular traffic. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The reverse tope is simply where a couple of volunteers dig a trench in the road, side to side, to curb the ardour of the nascent psychopath. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The only good thing about a tope is that it allows you to pass slow trucks as they inch over the tope. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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