tope UK /təʊp/US /toʊp/noun 4verb 1forms 3 noun4 •A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout. •A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa. •(India) A grove of trees.Concealed among the long rank grass of the mango tope the three lurkers watched the gate of the camp; but though many passcd out and in, the rider on the bay mare was not one of the number. — 1868 •(India, no longer used) A cannon (weapon).They found him strongly posted near the fortress of Deeg, in the midst of bogs, tanks, and topes, and formidably defended by artillery. — 1857 verb1 •(no longer used) To drink excessively; to get drunk.[I]f he has been toping all Night vvith his pretty Landlady Thetis; so has your Lordship vvith svveet little Jenny at the Thatcht-House, […] — 1709 formstoped · toping · topes
