Tope : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Tope	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Tope
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
tope n a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists [syn: stupa, tope] v drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife" Synonym(s): drink, tope
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tope \Tope\ (t[omac]p), n. [Probably from Skr. st[umac]pa a tope, a stupa, through Prakrit th[umac]po.] A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tope \Tope\, n. [Tamil t[omac]ppu.] A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] --Whitworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tope \Tope\, n. 1. (Zo[94]l.) A small shark or dogfish ({Galeorhinus, [or] 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}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Tope \Tope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Toped} (t[omac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Toping}.] [F. t[ocir]per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, t[ocir]pe agreed!; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.] To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. If you tope in form, and treat. --Dryden.