tope

See also topé, and töpe

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -əʊp
• Homophones: taupe

Etymology 1

Noun

tope (plural topes)

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

Translations

small, grey, European shark

• Manx: coo glass (gv) m
• Russian: ку́нья аку́ла (ru) (kún'ja akúla) f

• Spanish: cazón (es) m

Verb

tope (third-person singular simple present topes, present participle toping, simple past and past participle toped)

1. (archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.

Translations

to drink excessively

• Bulgarian: пия (bg) (píja)
• French: chopiner (fr)

• Jèrriais: toper
• Russian: пьянствовать (ru) (pʼjánstvovatʼ) n

Etymology 2

Tamil

Noun

tope (plural topes)

1. (India) A grove of trees.

   a toddy tope

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Whitworth to this entry?)

Etymology 3

Probably from Sanskrit.

Noun

tope (plural topes)

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

Etymology 4

From Ancient Greek τόπος (topos, “place”).

Noun

tope (plural topes)

common usage: isotope i.e. "same place" (e.g. in the periodic table of the elements).

Italian

Noun

tope f

1. Plural form of topa

Anagrams

• peto, poté

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Spanish

Noun

tope m (plural topes)

1. butt, end, butt end
2. top, limit
3. stop, catch, snag (also figuratively)
4. collision
5. quarrel, fight
6. reinforcement
7. (railway) buffer, bumper
8. (boats) masthead, lookout
9. (Mexico) speed bump

Synonyms

• borda f (Honduras)
• túmulo m (El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras)

Verb

tope (infinitive topar)

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of topar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of topar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of topar.

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Swahili

Noun

tope

1. mud