TOPE


Meaning of TOPE in English

~ 1

■ verb archaic or literary drink alcohol to excess, especially habitually.

Derivatives

~r noun

Origin

C17: perh. an alt. of obs. top 'overbalance'.

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~ 2

■ noun (in the Indian subcontinent) a grove or plantation, especially of mango trees.

Origin

from Telugu tōpu or Tamil tōppu .

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~ 3

■ noun another term for stupa .

Origin

from Punjabi thūp , thop 'barrow, mound', appar. rel to Sanskrit stūpa .

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~ 4

■ noun a small greyish slender-bodied shark of inshore waters. [ Galeorhinus galeus (E. Atlantic) and G. australis (Australia).]

Origin

C17: perh. of Cornish origin.

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