/tɹəʊp/
noun
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.A figure of speech in which words or phrases are used with a nonliteral or figurative meaning, such as a metaphor.Mathematical senses.Musical senses.Philosophical senses.verb
To use, or embellish something with, a trope.Senses relating chiefly to art or literature.To think or write in terms of tropes.