~ 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.