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verb (used without object)
1.
to drink alcoholic liquor habitually and to excess.
verb (used with object)
2.
to drink (liquor) habitually and to excess.
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Origin:
1645–55; variant of obsolete top to drink, in phrase top off (on the model of tip off to drink (a full helping) at a draught), special use of top to tilt. See topple
1645–55; variant of obsolete top to drink, in phrase top off (on the model of tip off to drink (a full helping) at a draught), special use of top to tilt. See topple
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| tope3 (təʊp) | |
| —n | |
| another name for a stupa | |
| [C19: from Hindi tōp; compare Sanskrit stūpa | |
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Word Origin & History
tope
"to drink heavily," 1651, of unknown origin, perhaps ult. from It. toppa "done!" a word signifying acceptance of a bet.
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