Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tope

/toʊp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.21 in modern English

Syllables: tope
IPA: /toʊp/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To drink excessively; to get drunk.

Archaic; Intransitive verb

noun

A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.

noun

A grove of trees.

Indian usage

noun

A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

noun

A cannon (weapon).

Indian usage; Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"[I]f he has been toping all Night vvith his pretty Landlady Thetis; ſo has your Lordſhip vvith ſvveet little Jenny at the Thatcht-Houſe, […]"
"1868?, James Grant, First Love and Last Love Concealed among the long rank grass of the mango tope the three lurkers watched the gate of the camp; but though many passcd out and in, the rider on the bay mare was not one of the number."
"In addition, a memorandum was kept containing receipts and issues of toddy drawn at a toddy tope."
"They found him strongly posted near the fortress of Deeg, in the midst of bogs, tanks, and topes, and formidably defended by artillery."

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).

Word Breakdown

Root: توپ, *top

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /toʊp/
British English: /təʊp/

Usage

Inflected Forms

topes (present, singular) toping (participle, present) toped (participle, past) toped (past) topes (plural)

Derived Forms

toper

Phrases

Tope Khana

Frequently Paired Words

Tope Khana

Synonyms

stupa drink

Homonyms

taupe

Rhymes With

hope pope nope scope soap rope cope dope slope grope lope elope

Questions

How do you pronounce tope?: The recorded pronunciation is /toʊp/.
What does tope mean?: To drink excessively; to get drunk.
Where does tope come from?: Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).

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