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top

UK /tɒp/US /tɑp/

noun 32
verb 19
adjective 4
adverb 1
exclamation 1
forms 3
phrases 20

noun32

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the part of something that is higher than every other part
- His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
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The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.
- We flipped the machine onto its top.
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The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.
- Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.
- Headings appear at the tops of pages.
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
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The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.
- And wears upon his baby brow the round / And top of sovereignty. — 1606
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A garment worn to cover the torso.
- I bought this top as it matches my jeans.
- I like this pyjama top.
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A lid, cap, or cover of a container.
- Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.
A peak price of a security during a trading period, before it begins a downward trend.
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The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- June 18 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift The top of my own ambition is to contribute to that work.
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Highest pitch or loudest volume.
- She sang at the top of her voice.
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The near end of somewhere.
- The patio is at the top of my garden.
- The shop is at the top of my street.
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A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.
- The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
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(slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.
- I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.
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(slang) A dominant partner in a sadomasochistic relationship or roleplay.
- As I went on doing s/m more and more, I found the idea of topping real attractive and so I started to do that. At this point in my life I'm playing top almost all the time. — 1981
(slang) A dominant partner in a sexual relationship.
Someone who is eminent.
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A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin.
- What is wanted is just the reverse - i.e top or overspin, which causes the ball to revolve in the direction in which it is going. — 1886
A top quark.
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(slang, vulgar) Fellatio; a blowjob.
- Running up a check, I'ma drop the top Baby gimme neck, you know I want some top You ain't tryna fuck, then baby don't just stop — 2016
A stroke on the top of the ball.
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(A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
- […] but with only three other tables on the patio apart from myself – two three-tops and a five-top – it's hard to imagine what the holdup is. — 2014
A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
The First Sergeant or Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps), senior enlisted man at company level.
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[in the plural] (slang, old-fashioned) Topboots.
- There was one pair of boots in particular — a jolly, good-tempered, hearty-looking, pair of tops, that excited our warmest regard — 1836
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A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
- Most cotton is sold as top, requiring only predrafting prior to spinning. — 2014
[usually plural] (Philippines) a shoot (eaten as a vegetable).
A plug or conical block of wood with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
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Ellipsis of topswarm.
- My first topswarm came off on the 25th June, and a second top on the day following; both were put into skeps of one size, and appeared to be equal as regards the number of Bees. — 1866
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(no longer used) The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.
- Like glauncing light of Phoebus brightest ray; From top to toe no place appeared bare — 1590
(no longer used) The chief person; the most prominent one.
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(no longer used) Eve; verge; point.
- Hee was upon the top of his marriage with Magdalaine. — 1603

verb19

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To cover on the top or with a top.
- I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.
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To exceed in height.
- Five were proper slender youths, the eldest of whom had not yet beard full grown, black-browed and great of jaw; the sixth, huge as a neat, topped them by half a head. — 1922
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To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
- Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.
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To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
- Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.
To cover with another dye.
To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
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To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
- I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.
- Top and tail the carrots.
To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
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(slang) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
- I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping.
- Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom".
(slang) To penetrate during sexual intercourse.
To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
(slang, old-fashioned) To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
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[with oneself] (UK, slang) To commit suicide.
- Depression causes many people to top themselves.
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(UK, slang) To murder or execute.
- Thirty-six were cast for death, and only one was ‘topped’ (hanged), the very one that expected to be ‘turned up’ (acquitted) for highway robbery. — 1851
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(no longer used) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
- topping passions
- , Book II, Chapter XXI influenced by that topping uneasiness
(no longer used) To excel; to rise above others.

adjective4

Situated on the top of something.
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Best; of the highest quality, fame or rank.
- She's in the top dance school.
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(informal) Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
- He's a top lawyer.
- That is a top car.
Relating to the chest or breasts.

adverb1

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Best, highest.
- Our product is top-rated on all major platforms.
- This is the top-performing school in the area.

exclamation1

(no longer used) The signal among tailors and seamstresses for snuffing the candle. The last of them to cry "top" had to snuff the candle.

forms

topped · topping · tops

Phrases with top

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