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tope.

To drink excessively; to get drunk.

4 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/toʊp/General-American/təʊp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To drink excessively; to get drunk.

    archaic · intransitive
Where this word comes from

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

noun/toʊp/General-American/təʊp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.

noun/toʊp/General-American/təʊp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A grove of trees.

    India
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Tamil தோப்பு (tōppu).

noun/toʊp/General-American/təʊp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

Where this word comes from

Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa.

noun/toʊp/General-American/təʊp/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A cannon (weapon).

    India · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), which in turn is borrowed from Classical Persian توپ (tōp). Ultimately loaned from a Turkic word, which is derived from Proto-Turkic *top. Compare Turkish top.

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