top
top
tɑp
taap
/tɒp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "top"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

01

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ

the point or part of something that is the highest
top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She placed the star at the top of the Christmas tree, completing the festive decoration.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϏāĻŽāĻžāϏ āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰāĻžāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧇āϖ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āĻ‰ā§ŽāϏāĻŦ⧇āϰ āϏāĻžāϜāϏāĻœā§āϜāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
1.1

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āĻĒ⧃āĻˇā§āĻ āϤāϞ

the uppermost surface of an object, often serving as a cover or area for placing items
top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She placed the vase on the top of the dresser, where it would be seen by everyone who entered the room.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻĢ⧁āϞāĻĻāĻžāύāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻĄā§āϰ⧇āϏāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϞ⧇āύ, āϝ⧇āĻ–āĻžāύ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āϰ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀ āϏāĻ•āϞ⧇āϰ āĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāĻž āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻšāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
02

āϟāĻĒ, āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāωāϜ

an item of clothing that is worn to cover the upper part of the body
top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The store has a wide selection of summer tops, from tank tops to blouses.
āĻĻā§‹āĻ•āĻžāύ⧇ āĻ—ā§āϰ⧀āĻˇā§āĻŽā§‡āϰ āϟāĻĒ āĻāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧃āϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāϚāύ āϰāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇, āĻŸā§āϝāĻžāĻ™ā§āĻ• āϟāĻĒ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻŦā§āϞāĻžāωāϜ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤāĨ¤
03

āĻ–āĻžāĻĻā§āϝ⧋āĻĒāϝ⧋āĻ—ā§€ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻžāϝ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āϏāĻŦāϜāĻŋ, āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the edible leafy greens or uppermost part of certain plants, used in culinary applications
top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I chopped the beet tops and tossed them into a stir-fry, creating a colorful and nutritious meal.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻžāϤāĻž āϕ⧇āĻŸā§‡ āĻ¸ā§āϟāĻŋāϰ-āĻĢā§āϰāĻžāχāϤ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞāĻžāĻŽ, āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϰāĻ™āĻŋāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒ⧁āĻˇā§āϟāĻŋāĻ•āϰ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰāϞāĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
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āĻĸāĻžāĻ•āύāĻž, āϟ⧁āĻĒāĻŋ

a lid or cap that seals or protects the opening of an object
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The top of the cake was beautifully decorated with icing and sprinkles.
āϕ⧇āϕ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āφāχāϏāĻŋāĻ‚ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻ‚āĻ•āϞāϏ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϏāĻœā§āϜāĻŋāϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ

the highest level of achievement, rank, or position within a profession, organization, or field
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The company 's new CEO started at the bottom and worked her way to the top through hard work and dedication.
āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻŋāχāĻ“ āύāĻŋāϚ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻ•āĻ ā§‹āϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻļā§āϰāĻŽ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āύāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻ§ā§āϝāĻŽā§‡ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āϞāĻžāϟ⧁, āĻ˜ā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖāύ āϖ⧇āϞāύāĻž

a toy that spins rapidly on a point or axis, often made of wood or plastic
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He taught his little sister how to make her top spin longer by giving it a good flick.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āϤāĻžāϰ āϛ⧋āϟ āĻŦā§‹āύāϕ⧇ āĻļāĻŋāĻ–āĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ āĻ•āĻŋāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āĻĢā§āϞāĻŋāĻ• āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϟāĻĒ āϕ⧇ āφāϰāĻ“ āĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻŋ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻ˜ā§‹āϰāĻžāϤ⧇ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
07

āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĨāĻŽāĻžāĻ°ā§āϧ, āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ

the first half of an inning in baseball, during which the visiting team bats
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The pitcher was on fire in the top of the fourth inning, striking out two batters in a row.
āϚāϤ⧁āĻ°ā§āĻĨ āχāύāĻŋāĻ‚āϏ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāϚāĻžāϰāϟāĻŋ āφāϗ⧁āύ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϟāĻžāύāĻž āĻĻ⧁āχ āĻŦā§āϝāĻžāϟāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ• āφāωāϟ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āĻŽāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϞ⧇āϰ āĻŽāĻžāĻĨāĻž

the structure that surrounds the head of a lower mast in sailing vessels, often used for support or to provide access to rigging
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
From the top, they had an impressive view of the harbor and the surrounding coastline.
āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇, āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻ°ā§āϤ⧀ āωāĻĒāϕ⧂āϞ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāĨ¤
09

āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁, āφāϰāĻŽā§āĻ­

the start of something, often used to indicate the initial part of an event or performance
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Let 's rehearse the scene from the top to ensure we have everything just right.
āĻĻ⧃āĻļā§āϝāϟāĻŋ āĻļ⧁āϰ⧁ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ°ā§āϏ āĻ•āϰāĻŋ āϝāĻžāϤ⧇ āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϤ⧇ āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻŋ āϏāĻŦāĻ•āĻŋāϛ⧁ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āĻļ⧇āώ

the farthest end of a street, table, or similar surface from the observer or the point of entry
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
I 'll meet you at the top of Maplewood Street, near the old church.
āφāĻŽāĻŋ āϤ⧋āĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ⧇āϞāωāĻĄ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŋāĻŸā§‡āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇, āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻ—āĻŋāĻ°ā§āϜāĻžāϰ āĻ•āĻžāϛ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āĻ•āϰāĻŦāĨ¤
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āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽ, āϏāĻžāϰ

the cream that rises to the surface of milk, often forming a layer at the top of the container
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The old-fashioned glass bottle allowed the top of the milk to be seen clearly, showcasing its creamy layer.
āĻĒ⧁āϰāĻžāύ⧋ āĻĢā§āϝāĻžāĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻ•āĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āĻŦā§‹āϤāϞ āĻĻ⧁āϧ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻˇā§āϟāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻ­āĻŦ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻāϰ āĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āϤāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ

the highest gear in a motor vehicle, used for maximum speed and efficiency on flat surfaces or declines
Dialectbritish flagBritish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The driver expertly maneuvered the steep hill, easily transitioning to top to maintain momentum.
āĻĄā§āϰāĻžāχāĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻžāϰ āϏāĻžāĻĨ⧇ āĻ–āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻž āĻĒāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāύ⧁āĻ­āĻžāϰ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻŦāϜāĻžāϝāĻŧ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āϏāĻšāĻœā§‡āχ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ—āĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ⧇ āϚāϞ⧇ āϗ⧇āϞāĨ¤
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āϏāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ āϏāĻ™ā§āĻ—ā§€, āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦāĻļāĻžāϞ⧀ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļā§€āĻĻāĻžāϰ

the dominant or active sexual partner in a homosexual encounter
Slang
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Everyone knew he 's the top in their relationship.
āϏāĻŦāĻžāχ āϜāĻžāύāϤ āϝ⧇ āϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϕ⧇ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰāĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ

located at the highest physical point or position within a structure, object, or area
top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The top branch of the tree was swaying gently in the wind.
āĻ—āĻžāϛ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻļāĻžāĻ–āĻžāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āϧ⧀āϰ⧇ āĻĻ⧁āϞāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
02

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻŽāĻžāύ⧇āϰ, āĻĒā§āϰāĻŋāĻŽāĻŋāϝāĻŧāĻžāĻŽ

having the greatest quality
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The restaurant serves top food that always leaves me satisfied.
āϰ⧇āĻ¸ā§āϤ⧋āϰāĻžāρāϟāĻŋ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϝāĻž āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āφāĻŽāĻžāϕ⧇ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤ⧁āĻˇā§āϟ āϰāĻžāϖ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ

representing the highest amount or level
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
What is the car 's top speed when tested under optimal conditions?
āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻ¤ā§āϤāĻŽ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāϝāĻŧ āĻĒāϰ⧀āĻ•ā§āώāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϞ⧇ āĻ—āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϰ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ—āϤāĻŋ āĻ•āϤ?
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āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ, āĻ…āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāϧāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāϰ

holding the highest level of significance or urgency in a given situation or task
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Her top concern during the negotiations was securing better benefits for the team.
āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āωāĻĻā§āĻŦ⧇āĻ— āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ­āĻžāϞ āϏ⧁āĻŦāĻŋāϧāĻž āύāĻŋāĻļā§āϚāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ

having the highest in rank, authority, or importance within an organization or hierarchy
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The top official was responsible for making the final decision on the matter.
āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ•āĻ°ā§āĻŽāĻ•āĻ°ā§āϤāĻž āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϟāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧā§€ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ, āϏ⧇āϰāĻž

being the most successful, acclaimed, or outstanding in a particular field or profession
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He became the top chef in the city, known for his innovative dishes and techniques.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻļāĻšāϰ⧇āϰ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϤāĻžāϰ āωāĻĻā§āĻ­āĻžāĻŦāύ⧀ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
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āϚāĻŽā§ŽāĻ•āĻžāϰ, āĻ…āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ

(of a person) very good or excellent
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He ’s a top mate, always ready to help out when you need it.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻāĻ•āϜāύ āϏ⧇āϰāĻž āĻŦāĻ¨ā§āϧ⧁, āϝāĻ–āύ āφāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϝāĻŧā§‹āϜāύ āĻšāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻ–āύ āϏāĻžāĻšāĻžāĻ¯ā§āϝ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĻāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤāĨ¤
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āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to surpass someone or something in quality, performance, or achievement
Transitive: to top a performance or achievement
to top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
They topped the other company's offer, securing the contract with a more attractive proposal.
āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝ āϕ⧋āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāύāĻŋāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϗ⧇āϛ⧇, āφāϰāĻ“ āφāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻŖā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤāĻžāĻŦ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϚ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ…āĻĒāϏāĻžāϰāĻŖ, āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ āĻ•āĻžāϟāĻž

to remove the upper part of a particular thing
Transitive: to top plant or vegetables
to top definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef carefully topped each strawberry to prepare them for the dessert.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻĄā§‡āϜāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻŸā§‡āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ¸ā§āϤ⧁āϤ āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āĻ¸ā§āĻŸā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āϰāĻŋ āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āϟāĻĒ āĻ•āϰ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
03

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻŦā§‹āĻšā§āϚ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāĻ•āĻž

to hold the highest position on a list or ranking due to success or achievements
Transitive: to top a list or ranking
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The athlete topped the leaderboard after an impressive performance in the final round.
āĻšā§‚āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϤāĻžāĻ•āĻ°ā§āώāĻ• āĻĒāĻžāϰāĻĢāϰāĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϏ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ…ā§āϝāĻžāĻĨāϞāĻŋāϟ āϞāĻŋāĻĄāĻžāϰāĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04

āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āϤāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϰāĻŽ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to go beyond a specified amount or limit
Transitive: to top an amount or limit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Donations are expected to top $1,000,000 by the end of the month, reflecting the community's generosity.
āĻŽāĻžāϏ⧇āϰ āĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĻāĻžāύ 1,000,000 āĻĄāϞāĻžāϰ āĻ›āĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻžāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāĻšā§āϛ⧇, āϝāĻž āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āωāĻĻāĻžāϰāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻĢāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
05

āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāĻ›āĻžāύ⧋, āφāϰ⧋āĻšāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to arrive at or climb to the highest point of something
Transitive: to top a high altitude
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
After a long hike, we finally topped the peak just in time to watch the sunset.
āĻĻā§€āĻ°ā§āϘ āĻšāĻžāχāĻ•āĻŋāĻ‚āϝāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĒāϰ, āφāĻŽāϰāĻž āĻ…āĻŦāĻļ⧇āώ⧇ āϏ⧂āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĻ⧇āĻ–āĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻĒ⧌āρāϛ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāĨ¤
06

āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ, āϏāĻžāϜāĻžāύ

to add a covering or layer a dish, often to enhance its flavor or presentation
Transitive: to top a dish
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The chef topped the toast with baked beans, creating a hearty breakfast option.
āĻļ⧇āĻĢ āĻŦ⧇āĻ•āĻĄ āĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻŸā§‹āĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻšā§ƒāĻĻāϝāĻŧāĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻšā§€ āĻŦā§āϰ⧇āĻ•āĻĢāĻžāĻ¸ā§āϟ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
6.1

āĻŽā§āϕ⧁āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋, āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to crown or complete a structure
Transitive: to top a structure with sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The building was topped with solar panels to promote energy efficiency.
āĻļāĻ•ā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻ•ā§āώāϤāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϚāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻŋāĻ‚āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧌āϰ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāύ⧇āϞ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ⧇ āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
6.2

āϏāĻŽā§āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āĻļ⧇āώ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to finish an outfit by adding an upper garment, hat, or accessory
Transitive: to top an outfit
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He decided to top his casual outfit with a trendy cap for added flair.
āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ…āϤāĻŋāϰāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϤ āĻĢā§āϞ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻžāϰ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŸā§āϰ⧇āĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻŋ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāϜ⧁āϝāĻŧāĻžāϞ āĻĒā§‹āĻļāĻžāĻ• āĻļā§€āĻ°ā§āώ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
6.3

āφāĻŦāϰāĻŖ, āĻŽā§āϕ⧁āϟ āĻĒāϰāĻžāύ⧋

to cover or make the uppermost part of something
Transitive: to top a surface
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fresh herbs topped the dish just before serving, adding a burst of flavor and color.
āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦ⧇āĻļāύ⧇āϰ āĻ āĻŋāĻ• āφāϗ⧇ āϤāĻžāϜāĻž āϭ⧇āώāϜāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŦāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇ āĻ›āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻ⧇āϝāĻŧāĻž āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻĻ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āϰāϙ⧇āϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻĢā§‹āϰāĻŖ āϝ⧋āĻ— āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
07

āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϟāĻĒ āĻ•āϰāĻž

to strike the upper part of a ball in sports like golf, baseball, or pool, causing it to spin forward
Transitive: to top a ball
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The baseball player aimed to top the ball, hoping to create a grounder that would confuse the infielders.
āĻŦ⧇āϏāĻŦāϞ āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻŦāϞ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ⧇āϰ āĻ…āĻ‚āĻļ⧇ āφāϘāĻžāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϞāĻ•ā§āĻˇā§āϝ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āφāĻļāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāωāĻ¨ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰ āϤ⧈āϰāĻŋ āĻšāĻŦ⧇ āϝāĻž āχāύāĻĢāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĄāĻžāϰāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ­ā§āϰāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤ āĻ•āϰāĻŦ⧇āĨ¤
08

āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻœā§‡āϰ āĻœā§€āĻŦāύ āύ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to commit suicide
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to top oneself
Informal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The film dealt with heavy themes, including the impact of mental health issues that led several characters to top themselves.
āϚāϞāĻšā§āϚāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϟāĻŋ āĻ­āĻžāϰ⧀ āĻŦāĻŋāώāϝāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋāϕ⧇ āύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āφāϞ⧋āϚāύāĻž āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻŽāĻ§ā§āϝ⧇ āĻŽāĻžāύāϏāĻŋāĻ• āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻ­āĻžāĻŦ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϤāĻ°ā§āϭ⧁āĻ•ā§āϤ āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻž āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϚāϰāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āϰāϕ⧇ āφāĻ¤ā§āĻŽāĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
09

āĻŽā§‡āϰ⧇ āĻĢ⧇āϞāĻž, āĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to kill someone
Dialectbritish flagBritish
Transitive: to top sb
Informal
Old use
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
In the old stories, traitors were often topped as a warning to others.
āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āύ⧋ āĻ—āĻ˛ā§āĻĒ⧇, āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏāϘāĻžāϤāĻ•āĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāϝāĻŧāχ āĻ…āĻ¨ā§āϝāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāϤāĻ°ā§āĻ• āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻšāĻ¤ā§āϝāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž āĻšāϤāĨ¤

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

topless
top
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