TOPE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does tope mean? 

• TOPE (noun)
  The noun TOPE has 1 sense:

1. a dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

  Familiarity information: TOPE used as a noun is very rare.

• TOPE (verb)
  The verb TOPE has 1 sense:

1. drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

  Familiarity information: TOPE used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• TOPE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

stupa; tope

Hypernyms ("tope" is a kind of...):

shrine (a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person)

• TOPE (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they tope    ... he / she / it topes   
Past simple: toped   
Past participle: toped   
-ing form: toping   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

drink; tope

Context example:

The husband drinks and beats his wife

Hypernyms (to "tope" is one way to...):

consume; squander; ware; waste (spend extravagantly)

Verb group:

booze; drink; fuddle; hit the bottle (consume alcohol)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

toper (a person who drinks alcoholic beverages (especially to excess))

 Context examples 

A life of toping and ease had left him flabby and gross.

(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)