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Definition of 'top'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) top
the highest point, part, or level of anything; summit.

2.  top
the uppermost or upper part, surface, end, etc., of anything.

3.  top
a lid or covering of a container.

4.  top
the highest or leading position or rank:
at the top of the class.

5.  top
a person or thing occupying such a position.

6.  top
the highest pitch or degree:
at the top of one's voice.

7.  top
the first or foremost part; beginning:
Take it from the top.

8.  top
a garment for the upper body.

9.  top
a rooflike upper part or cover on a vehicle.

10.  top
tops,

11.  top
the part of a plant that grows above ground, esp. of an edible root.

12.  top
the head or the crown of the head:
from top to toe.

13.  top
the best or choicest part:
the top of the lot.

14.  top
Brit.

15.  top
a part considered as higher:
the top of the street.

16.  top
high gear of an automobile.

17.  top
a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc.

18.  top
(in bridge) the best card of a suit in a player's hand.

19.  top
(in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand.

20.  top
the first half of an inning in baseball.

21.  top
(in sports)

22.  top
a stroke that hits a ball above its center.

23.  top
the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.

24.  top
Chem. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first.

25. (adj.) top
of, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper.

26.  top
highest in degree; greatest:
to pay top prices.

27.  top
foremost, chief, or principal:
the top players.

28.  top
highest in rank, quality, or popularity:
the top ten movies.

29. (v.t.) top
to furnish with a top; put a top on.

30.  top
to be at or constitute the top of.

31.  top
to reach the top of.

32.  top
to rise above.

33.  top
to exceed in height, amount, number, etc.

34.  top
to surpass, excel, or outdo:
That tops everything.

35.  top
to surmount with something specified.

36.  top
to remove the top of; crop; prune:
to top a tree.

37.  top
to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.).

38.  top
Chem. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture).

39.  top
to strike (a ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin.

40.  top
to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner.

41. (v.i.) top
to rise aloft.

42.  top
top off,

43.  top
to climax or complete, esp. in an exceptional manner; finish.

44.  top
to fill (a partly filled container, as a gas tank) to capacity.

45.  top
top out,

46.  top
to finish the top of (a structure).

47.  top
to reach the highest level.

48.  top
at the top of one's lungs, as loudly as possible; with full voice.

49.  top
off the top of one's head, without thought or preparation; extemporaneously.

50.  top
on top, successful; victorious; dominant.

51.  top
on top of,

52.  top
over or upon.

53.  top
in addition to; over and above.

54.  top
in complete control:
on top of the problem.

55.  top
very or overly close to:
living on top of each other.

56.  top
close upon; following upon.

57.  top
aware of; informed about.

58.  top
on top of the world,

59.  top
elated; exuberant.

60.  top
over the top of a trench, as in charging the enemy.

61.  top
surpassing a goal, quota, or limit.

62. (n.) top
a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.

63.  top
sleep like a top, to sleep soundly.

Etymology: (bef. 1100; ME, OE, c. Fris, dial. D top)

Definition of 'top'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) top
the upper part of anything
"the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"

2. (noun) top, top side, upper side, upside
the highest or uppermost side of anything
"put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"

3. (noun) peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
"the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"

4. (noun) top, top of the inning
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
"a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"

5. (noun) acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"

6. (noun) top
the greatest possible intensity
"he screamed at the top of his lungs"

7. (noun) top
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

8. (noun) top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
"he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"

9. (noun) top, cover
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
"he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"

10. (noun) top
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
"he stared as she buttoned her top"

11. (adj) circus tent, big top, round top, top
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"

12. (verb) top(a)
situated at the top or highest position
"the top shelf"

13. (verb) exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top
be superior or better than some standard
"She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"

14. (verb) clear, top
pass by, over, or under without making contact
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"

15. (verb) top
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
"A star tops the Christmas Tree"

16. (verb) lead, top
be ahead of others; be the first
"she topped her class every year"

17. (verb) top, top out
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
"the towers were topped with conical roofs"

18. (verb) top
reach or ascend the top of
"The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"

19. (verb) top
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

20. (verb) top, pinch
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"

21. (verb) crown, top
be the culminating event
"The speech crowned the meeting"

22. (verb) top, top off
finish up or conclude
"They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"

Definition of 'top'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) top
≠ bottom
at the top of the ladder; Run up to the top of the hill.

2.  top
≠ bottom
on the top of the table

3.  top
a lid of a container
Screw the top on tight.

4.  top
an item of clothing for the upper body
She wore a pink cotton top.

5.  top
the most important position or highest rank
at the top of the business agenda; He'll work hard until he reaches the very top.

6.  top
from top to bottom
completely
I've searched the house from top to bottom and still can't find it.

7.  top
off the top of your head
from memory or without thinking first
I couldn't tell you his number off the top of my head.

8.  top
on top
in the lead
on top in the music charts

9.  top
on top of
on the highest part of
a box on top of the dresser

10.  top
in addition to
We all had to pay another $50 on top of the original price.

11.  top
in control of sth
I'm trying to keep on top of my school work.

12.  top
on top of the world
extremely happy
on top of the world after she agreed to marry him

13. (adjective) top
best, most successful, most important, etc.
one of the country's top gymnasts; some top tips; our top priority

Definition of 'top'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) top
a child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip

2. (noun) top
a plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting

3. (noun) top
the highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground

4. (noun) top
the utmost degree; the acme; the summit

5. (noun) top
the highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school

6. (noun) top
the chief person; the most prominent one

7. (noun) top
the crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head

8. (noun) top
the head, or upper part, of a plant

9. (noun) top
a platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft

10. (noun) top
a bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out

11. (noun) top
eve; verge; point

12. (noun) top
the part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface

13. (noun) top
top-boots

14. (verb) top
to rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains

15. (verb) top
to predominate; as, topping passions

16. (verb) top
to excel; to rise above others

17. (verb) top
to cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle

18. (verb) top
to rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass

19. (verb) top
to rise to the top of; to go over the top of

20. (verb) top
to take off the or upper part of; to crop

21. (verb) top
to perform eminently, or better than before

22. (verb) top
to raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other

Translation of 'top'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: the highest part of anything the top of the hill; the top of her head; The book is on the top shelf.
Afrikaans: top	Arabic: قِمَّه	Bulgarian: връх
Brazilian: ponto mais alto	Czech: vrchol; horní	German: die Spitze
Danish: top;øverst	Greek: κορυφή, πάνω μέρος	Spanish: cumbre, lo alto
Estonian: tipp,ülemine (osa)	Farsi: نوک؛ راس	Finnish: huippu
French: haut; sommet; du haut	Hebrew: ראש, פִּסגָה	Hindi: ऊपरी भाग
Croatian: vrh, najgornji dio	Hungarian: tető	Indonesian: puncak
Icelandic: toppur, efsti hluti e-s	Italian: cima	Japanese: てっぺん
Korean: 맨 위	Lithuanian: viršus, viršūnė	Latvian: virsotne; augša
Malay: puncak; atas sekali	Dutch: top	Norwegian: topp
Polish: szczyt	Persian: نوک؛ راس	Pashto: څرخيدونكى، چورلندى، لاټو
Portuguese: ponto mais alto	Romanian: vârf; (partea de) sus	Russian: верхняя часть;вершина; ма
Slovak: vrchol, vrcholec, vrch; h	Slovenian: vrh	Serbian: vrh
Swedish: topp,övre del	Thai: จุดสูงสุด	Turkish: tepe, zirve
Taiwanese: 頂部	Ukrainian: верхівка, вершина	Urdu: چوٹي، بلندي
Vietnamese: phần cao nhất	Chinese: 顶部
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