tope
[verb]
Synonyms: drink, booze, guzzle, imbibe, liquor (up), nip, soak, swizzle, tank up, tipple

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tope noun¹. [tǝʊp] L17.
[Origin uncertain: perh. from Cornish.]
Either of two small sharks of the genus Galeorhinus, G. galeus (also called soupfin) and the school shark, G. australis.

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tope noun². [tǝʊp] L17.
[Telugu tōpu, Tamil tōppu.]
In the Indian subcontinent: a grove or plantation of trees, esp. mango trees.

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tope noun³. [tǝʊp] E19.
[Panjabi thūp, thop barrow, mound, app. rel. to Sanskrit stūpa STUPA.]
In the Indian subcontinent: a mound or barrow, esp. the ruins of an ancient stupa.

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tope verb¹. [tǝʊp] M17.
[Origin uncertain: cf. TOP verb².]
1. verb trans. = TOP verb² 1. Only in M17.

2. verb trans. = TOP verb² 4. obsolete exc. dial. L17.

3. verb intrans. Incline or fall to one side; topple over; fall asleep; die. Cf. TOP verb² 3. dial. L18.

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tope verb² trans. & intrans. [tǝʊp] Now arch. & literary. M17.
[Perh. alt. of TOP verb².]
Drink (alcohol) in large quantities, esp. habitually.

■ toper noun L17.

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