Found 2 items, similar to Tope.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: tope tope v : drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; “The husband drinks and beats his wife” [syn: drink]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Tope Tope \Tope\ (t[=o]p), n. [Probably from Skr. st[=u]pa a tope, a stupa, through Prakrit th[=u]po.] A moundlike Buddhist sepulcher, or memorial monument, often erected over a Buddhist relic. [1913 Webster] Tope \Tope\, n. [Tamil t[=o]ppu.] A grove or clump of trees; as, a toddy tope. [India] --Whitworth. [1913 Webster] Tope \Tope\, n. 1. (Zo["o]l.) A small shark or dogfish (Galeorhinus galeus syn. Galeus galeus), native of Europe, but found also on the coasts of California and Tasmania; -- called also toper, oil shark, miller's dog, and penny dog. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) The wren. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] Tope \Tope\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Toped (t[=o]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. Toping.] [F. t[^o]per to cover a stake in playing at dice, to accept an offer, t[^o]pe agreed!; -- perhaps imitative of the sound of striking hands on concluding a bargain. From being used in English as a drinking term, probably at first in accepting a toast.] To drink hard or frequently; to drink strong or spiritous liquors to excess. [1913 Webster] If you tope in form, and treat. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]