Associations to the word «Tope»

Wiktionary

TOPE, verb. (archaic) To drink excessively; to get drunk.
TOPE, noun. A small, grey, European shark, Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout.
TOPE, noun. (India) A grove of trees.
TOPE, noun. A mound-like Buddhist sepulchre, or memorial monument, often erected over a relic; a stupa.

Dictionary definition

TOPE, noun. A dome-shaped shrine erected by Buddhists.
TOPE, verb. Drink excessive amounts of alcohol; be an alcoholic; "The husband drinks and beats his wife".

Wise words

We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
Florence Scovel Shinn