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Top

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Definitions for Top

noun
the upper part of anything
Examples
  1. the mower cuts off the tops of the grass
  2. the title should be written at the top of the first page
noun
the highest or uppermost side of anything
Synonyms
top side upper side upside
Examples
  1. put your books on top of the desk
  2. only the top side of the box was painted
noun
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
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  1. the view from the peak was magnificent
  2. they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
  3. the region is a few molecules wide at the summit
noun
the first half of an inning
Synonyms
top of the inning
Examples
  1. while the visiting team is at bat
  2. a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth
noun
the highest level or degree attainable
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  1. the highest stage of development
  2. his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
  3. the artist's gifts are at their acme
  4. at the height of her career
  5. the peak of perfection
  6. summer was at its peak
  7. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
  8. the summit of his ambition
  9. so many highest superlatives achieved by man
  10. at the top of his profession
noun
the greatest possible intensity
Examples
  1. he screamed at the top of his lungs
noun
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
noun
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
Synonyms
whirligig teetotum spinning top
Examples
  1. he got a bright red top and string for his birthday
noun
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
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  1. he removed the top of the carton
  2. he couldn't get the top off of the bottle
  3. put the cover back on the kettle
noun
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
Examples
  1. he stared as she buttoned her top
noun
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
Synonyms
circus tent big top round top
Examples
  1. he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent
  2. they had the big top up in less than an hour
verb
be superior or better than some standard
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Examples
  1. She exceeded our expectations
  2. She topped her performance of last year
verb
pass by, over, or under without making contact
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Examples
  1. the balloon cleared the tree tops
verb
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
Examples
  1. A star tops the Christmas Tree
verb
be ahead of others
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  1. be the first
  2. she topped her class every year
verb
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
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top out
Examples
  1. the towers were topped with conical roofs
verb
reach or ascend the top of
Examples
  1. The hikers topped the mountain just before noon
verb
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
verb
cut the top off
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Examples
  1. top trees and bushes
verb
be the culminating event
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  1. The speech crowned the meeting
verb
finish up or conclude
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top off
Examples
  1. They topped off their dinner with a cognac
  2. top the evening with champagne
adjective
situated at the top or highest position
Synonyms
top(a)
Examples
  1. the top shelf

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