"tope" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /toʊp/ [General-American], /təʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav Forms: topes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊp Head templates: {{en-noun}} tope (plural topes)
  1. A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout. Translations (Galeorhinus galeus): cazón (Asturian), mielga (Asturian), tolla (Asturian), gráhávur [masculine] (Faroese), gearrthóir [masculine] (Irish), coo glass [masculine] (Manx), كوپك بالغی (köpek balığı) (Ottoman Turkish), ку́нья аку́ла (kúnʹja akúla) [feminine] (Russian), cazón [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-tope-en-noun-EJeUfEer Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Carcharhiniform sharks, Terms with Asturian translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Manx translations, Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 23 7 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Carcharhiniform sharks: 37 16 19 3 24
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /toʊp/ [General-American], /təʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav Forms: topes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊp Etymology: From Tamil. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|ta|-}} Tamil Head templates: {{en-noun}} tope (plural topes)
  1. (India) A grove of trees. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-tope-en-noun-oT5TG0DM Categories (other): Indian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 23 7 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

IPA: /toʊp/ [General-American], /təʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav Forms: topes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊp Etymology: Probably from Pali thūpa. Doublet of stupa. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|pi|thūpa}} Pali thūpa, {{doublet|en|stupa}} Doublet of stupa Head templates: {{en-noun}} tope (plural topes)
  1. A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.
    Sense id: en-tope-en-noun-UwydYb5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 23 7 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

IPA: /toʊp/ [General-American], /təʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav Forms: topes [plural]
Rhymes: -əʊp Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|hi|तोप}} Borrowed from Hindi तोप (top), {{der|en|fa-cls|توپ}} Classical Persian توپ (tōp), {{der|en|trk-pro|*top}} Proto-Turkic *top, {{cog|tr|top}} Turkish top Head templates: {{en-noun}} tope (plural topes)
  1. (India, obsolete) A cannon (weapon). Tags: India, obsolete
    Sense id: en-tope-en-noun-J6JzWnRG Categories (other): Indian English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

IPA: /toʊp/ [General-American], /təʊp/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tope.wav Forms: topes [present, singular, third-person], toping [participle, present], toped [participle, past], toped [past]
Rhymes: -əʊp Etymology: Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off). Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: archaic Derived forms: toper Translations (to drink excessively): пи́я (píja) (Bulgarian), пиянствам (pijanstvam) (Bulgarian), chopiner (French), toper (Norman), пья́нствовать (pʹjánstvovatʹ) [neuter] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-tope-en-verb-VoI-E09B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 13 23 7 29 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 49 51 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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          "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
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          "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
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          "roman": "köpek balığı",
          "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
          "word": "كوپك بالغی"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
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      "code": "ast",
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      "word": "mielga"
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      "code": "ast",
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      "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
      "word": "tolla"
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      "code": "fo",
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      "sense": "Galeorhinus galeus",
      "word": "كوپك بالغی"
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        "(India) A grove of trees."
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