TOP
top
(adjective) situated at the top or highest position; “the top shelf”
top
(noun) a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; “he stared as she buttoned her top”
top, cover
(noun) 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”
top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
(noun) 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”
top
(noun) platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
top
(noun) the greatest possible intensity; “he screamed at the top of his lungs”
peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit
(noun) 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”
top, top side, upper side, upside
(noun) the highest or uppermost side of anything; “put your books on top of the desk”; “only the top side of the box was painted”
top
(noun) 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”
acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
(noun) 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”
top, top of the inning
(noun) the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; “a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth”
top, top off
(verb) finish up or conclude; “They topped off their dinner with a cognac”; “top the evening with champagne”
crown, top
(verb) be the culminating event; “The speech crowned the meeting”
top, pinch
(verb) cut the top off; “top trees and bushes”
top
(verb) strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
top
(verb) reach or ascend the top of; “The hikers topped the mountain just before noon”
clear, top
(verb) pass by, over, or under without making contact; “the balloon cleared the tree tops”
top, top out
(verb) provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); “the towers were topped with conical roofs”
exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top
(verb) be superior or better than some standard; “She exceeded our expectations”; “She topped her performance of last year”
lead, top
(verb) be ahead of others; be the first; “she topped her class every year”
top
(verb) be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; “A star tops the Christmas Tree”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
top (countable and uncountable, plural tops)
The highest or uppermost part of something.
Synonyms: peak, summit, overside
Antonyms: bottom, base, underside
(irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.
A lid, cap or cover of a container.
Synonyms: cap, coverlid
A garment worn to cover the torso.
Antonym: bottom
A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.
(baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
(archaic) The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.
A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
(heading) Someone who is eminent.
(archaic) The chief person; the most prominent one.
The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.
(BDSM) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
Synonyms: dom (usually male), domme (female)
Antonyms: bottom, sub
(LGBT, slang) A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.
Synonym: Thesaurus:male homosexual
Antonym: Thesaurus:male homosexual
(physics) A top quark.
The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
(ropemaking) 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.
(sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
(wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
(obsolete, except in one sense of phrase on top of) Eve; verge; point.
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
(in the plural, slang, dated) Topboots.
(golf) A stroke on the top of the ball.
(golf) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.
(in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
Verb
top (third-person singular simple present tops, present participle topping, simple past and past participle topped)
To cover on the top or with a top.
To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
To excel, to surpass, to beat.
Synonyms: beat, better, best, exceed, Thesaurus:exceed
To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
(British, slang, reflexive) To commit suicide.
(British, slang, rare) To murder.
Synonyms: kill, murder, slaughter, slay, Thesaurus:kill
(BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
(slang, gay sexuality, intransitive) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
(slang, gay sexuality, transitive) To anally penetrate.
(archaic) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
(archaic) To predominate.
(archaic) To excel; to rise above others.
(nautical) To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
(dyeing) To cover with another dye.
To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
(slang, dated) To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
(of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
(golf) To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
Adjective
top (not comparable)
Situated on the top of something.
(informal) Best; of the highest quality or rank.
(informal) Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
Adverb
top (not comparable)
Rated first.
Synonyms
• first
Anagrams
• OPT, OPt, OTP, PTO, TPO, oPt, opt, opt., pot
Source: Wiktionary
Top, n. Etym: [CF. OD. dop, top, OHG., MNG., & dial. G. topf; perhaps akin to G. topf a pot.]
1. 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. (Rope Making)
Definition: 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.
Top, n. Etym: [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top, OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin. Cf. Tuft.]
1. 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. The star that bids the shepherd fold, Now the top of heaven doth hold. Milton.
2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit. The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work. Pope.
3. 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. And wears upon hisbaby brow the round And top of sovereignty. Shak.
4. The chief person; the most prominent one. Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots. Milton.
5. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head. "From top to toe" Spenser. All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall On her ungrateful top ! Shak.
6. The head, or upper part, of a plant. The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as cabbageheads. I. Watts.
7. (Naut.)
Definition: 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. Totten.
8. (Wool Manuf.)
Definition: A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
9. Eve; verge; point. [R.] "He was upon the top of his marriage with Magdaleine." Knolles.
10. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface. Knight.
11. pl.
Definition: Top-boots. [Slang] Dickens.
Note: Top is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound words, usually self-explaining; as, top stone, or topstone; top- boots, or top boots; top soil, or top-soil. Top and but (Shipbuilding), a phrase used to denote a method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers.
– Top minnow (Zoöl.), a small viviparous fresh-water fish (Gambusia patruelis) abundant in the Southern United States. Also applied to other similar species.
Top, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Topped; p. pr. & vb. n. Topping.]
1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains. Derham.
2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by topping uneasiness." Locke.
3. To excel; to rise above others. But write thy, and top. Dryden.
Top, v. t.
1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle. Like moving mountains topped with snow. Waller. A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. Milton.
2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass. Topping all others in boasting. Shak. Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. Shak.
3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of. But wind about till thou hast topped the hill. Denham.
4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop. Top your rose trees a little with your knife. Evelyn.
5. To perform eminently, or better than before. From endeavoring universally to top their parts, they will go universally beyond them. Jeffrey.
6. (Naut.)
Definition: To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. To top off, to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay; hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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