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TOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tope mean? 

TOPE (noun)
  The noun TOPE has 1 sense:

1. a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhistsplay

  Familiarity information: TOPE used as a noun is very rare.


TOPE (verb)
  The verb TOPE has 1 sense:

1. drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholicplay

  Familiarity information: TOPE used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


TOPE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stupa; tope

Hypernyms ("tope" is a kind of...):

shrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person)


TOPE (verb)

 Conjugation: 
Present simple: I / you / we / they tope  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation ... he / she / it topes  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past simple: toped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
Past participle: toped  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation
-ing form: toping  Listen to US pronunciation  Listen to GB pronunciation


Sense 1

Meaning:

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

drink; tope

Context example:

The husband drinks and beats his wife

Hypernyms (to "tope" is one way to...):

consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)

Verb group:

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))


 Context examples 


A life of toping and ease had left him flabby and gross.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)



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