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verb · intransitive · rare

tope

tope · topes · toped · toping

To drink excessively; to get drunkTo drink excessively; to get drunk.

UK/təʊp/US/toʊp/

Translations

2 languages

Русский

to drink excessively:

Meaning

1 senses

(archaic)To drink excessively; to get drunk.
пья́нствоватьpʹjánstvovatʹ
drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic

Origin

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

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

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Forms

topes, toping, toped, toped

regular · Lesson

Base form	tope · to tope
3rd person singular	topes
Present participle	toping
Past simple	toped
Past participle	toped

Tenses

tope · toped · will tope · have toped

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	tope
he, she, it	topes

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have toped
he, she, it	has toped

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will tope

Past simpleLesson

all persons

toped

Synonyms

1 synonyms

Close in meaning

drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic:drink

Word family

1 related words

Relatedtoper

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

topA1 topaz topicA1 topical

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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