tope1
v.
archaic or
literary drink alcohol to excess.
Derivative
Etymology
C17: perh. an alt. of obs. top ‘overbalance’.
tope2
n.
(in the Indian subcontinent) a grove or plantation, especially of mango trees.
Etymology
from Telugu tōpu or Tamil tōppu.
tope3
n.
another term for
stupa.
Etymology
from Punjabi thūp, thop ‘barrow, mound’, appar. rel to Sanskrit stūpa.
tope4
n.
a small greyish slender-bodied shark of inshore waters.
[
Galeorhinus galeus (E. Atlantic) and
G. australis (Australia).]
Etymology
C17: perh. of Cornish origin.
