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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 Buddhists
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 alcoholic
Familiarity information: TOPE used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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)
Conjugation: |
Past simple: toped
Past participle: toped
-ing form: toping
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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