simple past tense and past participle of trope

present participle of trope

plural of trope

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of trope

(art, literature) Something recurring across a genre or type of art or literature, such as the ‘mad scientist’ of horror movies or the use of the phrase ‘once upon a time’ as an introduction to fairy tales; a motif.

(transitive) To use, or embellish something with, a trope. / To represent something figuratively or metaphorically, especially as a literary motif. / To turn into, coin, or create a new trope.

(sciences) something that turns, affects, changes, responds, moves.