tope

Meanings

1. To drink excessively; to get drunk.

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

1. A grove of trees.

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

1. A cannon (weapon).

1. A surname.

Etymology

Alteration of obsolete top (“to drink”), as in top (off).