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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tope1 (tōp),USA pronunciation v., toped, top•ing.
v.i. - to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
v.t. - to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.
- variant of obsolete top to drink, in phrase top off (on the model of tip off to drink (a full helping) at a draught), special use of top to tilt. See topple 1645–55
- a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
- any of various related sharks of small to medium size.
- akin to toper dogfish (Norfolk dialect, dialectal) 1680–90
- (in Buddhist countries) a dome-shaped monument, usually for religious relics.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tope /təʊp/ vb - to consume (alcoholic drink) as a regular habit, usually in large quantities
Etymology: 17th Century: from French toper to keep an agreement, from Spanish topar to take a bet; probably because a wager was generally followed by a drinkˈtoper n tope /təʊp/ n - a small grey requiem shark, Galeorhinus galeus, of European coastal waters
Etymology: 17th Century: of uncertain origin; compare Norfolk dialect toper dogfish |