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top
(t/A/p )

adjective (a)

  • situated at the top or highest position(adj.all)
    Example:
    The top shelf.
    Antonym:
    side
    source: wordnet30

noun (n)

  • the upper part of anything(noun.location)
    Example:
    The mower cuts off the tops of the grass.
    The title should be written at the top of the first page.
    source: wordnet30
  • the highest or uppermost side of anything(noun.location)
    Example:
    Put your books on top of the desk.
    Only the top side of the box was painted.
    Synonym:
    top side, upper side, upside
    source: wordnet30
  • the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)(noun.location)
    Synonym:
    crest, crown, peak, summit, tip
    source: wordnet30
  • the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat(noun.time)
    Example:
    A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth.
    Synonym:
    top of the inning
    Antonym:
    bottom, bottom of the inning
    source: wordnet30
  • the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development(noun.state)
    Example:
    At the top of his profession.
    Synonym:
    acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop
    source: wordnet30
  • the greatest possible intensity(noun.attribute)
    Example:
    He screamed at the top of his lungs.
    source: wordnet30
  • platform surrounding the head of a lower mast(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He got a bright red top and string for his birthday.
    Synonym:
    spinning top, teetotum, whirligig
    source: wordnet30
  • covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He removed the top of the carton.
    He couldn't get the top off of the bottle.
    Synonym:
    cover
    source: wordnet30
  • a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    He stared as she buttoned her top.
    source: wordnet30
  • a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance(noun.artifact)
    Example:
    They had the big top up in less than an hour.
    Synonym:
    big top, circus tent, round top
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • 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.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A stroke on the top of the ball.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • be superior or better than some standard(verb.stative)
    Example:
    She topped her performance of last year.
    Synonym:
    exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend
    source: wordnet30
  • pass by, over, or under without making contact(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The balloon cleared the tree tops.
    Synonym:
    clear
    source: wordnet30
  • be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point(verb.stative)
    Example:
    A star tops the Christmas Tree.
    source: wordnet30
  • be ahead of others; be the first(verb.stative)
    Example:
    She topped her class every year.
    Synonym:
    lead
    source: wordnet30
  • provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)(verb.possession)
    Example:
    The towers were topped with conical roofs.
    Synonym:
    top out
    source: wordnet30
  • reach or ascend the top of(verb.motion)
    Example:
    The hikers topped the mountain just before noon.
    source: wordnet30
  • strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin(verb.contact)
    source: wordnet30
  • cut the top off(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Top trees and bushes.
    Synonym:
    pinch
    source: wordnet30
  • be the culminating event(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    crown
    source: wordnet30
  • finish up or conclude(verb.change)
    Example:
    They topped off their dinner with a cognac.
    Top the evening with champagne.
    Synonym:
    top off
    source: wordnet30
  • To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To strike a ball above the center.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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