Definitions for tope

• Definition
• Anagrams (32)

tope tope

Spelling: [tohp]

IPA: /toʊp/

Tope is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 32 anagrams from letters in tope (eopt).

Definitions for tope

noun

1. a small shark, Galeorhinus galeus, inhabiting waters along the European coast.
2. any of various related sharks of small to medium size.
3. (in Buddhist countries) a dome-shaped monument, usually for religious relics.

verb (used with object)

1. to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.

verb (used without object)

1. to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.

Origin of tope

1645-55; 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

Examples for tope

A tope was erected at this last place, which is still existing.

We waited in the tope until the afternoon, and then set out again.

No: we had left the residency, and I ought to be lying under a tree in the tope.

(Once) there came from one of the kingdoms a devotee to worship at the tope.

The fence by which this tope is surrounded is extremely curious.

Over the spot (where his body was burned) there was built a tope, which is still in existence.

North from the tope 300 or 400 paces, king Asoka built the city of Ne-le.

He hurried it up to the tope of the hell, whaur it's bided ever sence.

At the place there was (subsequently) raised a tope, which is still existing.

Further, it goes without saying that there were redstarts in that tope.