tope

Habitually overdo alcohol

Tope has several unrelated meanings.

Most commonly, it's a verb meaning to drink alcohol excessively or habitually: He toped away the family fortune.

A toper is a habitual heavy drinker.

Separately, a tope is a small shark found in coastal waters, or in Buddhist architecture, a dome-shaped shrine (also called a stupa).

In British dialect, tope can mean a grove of trees.

drinking

booze

Informal term for spirits

  • tippleAlcoholic beverage, or imbibe
  • quaffDrink in gulps
  • swigLarge hasty draught

gulp · imbibe · guzzle · carouse · binge · overindulge · drunkard · sot · inebriate · intoxication

mound

stupa

Buddhist relic monument

  • domeRounded vault forming roof
  • tumulusAncient burial mound
  • barrowLoad carrier or tumulus

cairn · hillock · knoll · burial · earthwork · monument · shrine · reliquary · hemispherical · sacred

addiction

alcoholism

Addiction to drinking

craving · abuse · sobriety · detoxification · relapse · compulsion · tolerance · habituation · enabler · overdose

shark

cartilaginous

Composed of flexible connective tissue

predator · finning · oceanic · marine · pacific · requiem · fishery · bycatch · longline · apex

Categories
Opposites
drinking intensity

topesip

Small mouthful of liquid

abstain · teetotal · taste · savor · keep one's head

Phrases
Family

topiary, toper, topee

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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Rated G