As verbs the difference between tope and stope
is that
tope is to drink excessively; to get drunk while
stope is to excavate in the form of stopes.
As nouns the difference between tope and stope
is that
tope is a small, grey, European shark,
Galeorhinus galeus, that has rough skin and a long snout while
stope is a mining excavation in the form of a terrace of steps.