top
noun
[ tɒp ]
• the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something.
• "Doreen stood at the top of the stairs"
Similar:
summit,
peak,
pinnacle,
crest,
crown,
brow,
brink,
ridge,
head,
highest point/part,
mountaintop,
tip,
apex,
vertex,
acme,
apogee,
upper part,
upper surface,
upper layer,
• a lid, cover, or cap.
• "beer bottle tops"
• the highest or most important rank, level, or position.
• "her talent will take her right to the top"
Similar:
high point,
height,
peak,
pinnacle,
zenith,
acme,
culmination,
climax,
crowning point,
prime,
meridian,
success,
• a garment covering the upper part of the body and worn with a skirt, trousers, or shorts.
• "he was wearing a hooded top"
• the end of something that is furthest from the speaker or a point of reference.
• "the bus shelter at the top of the road"
• short for topspin.
• a bundle of long wool fibres prepared for spinning.
• a man who takes the active role in anal intercourse with another man.
top
adjective
• highest in position, rank, or degree.
• "the top button of his shirt"
Similar:
highest,
topmost,
uppermost,
upmost,
upper,
furthest up,
loftiest,
foremost,
leading,
top-tier,
principal,
pre-eminent,
greatest,
finest,
worthiest,
elite,
A-list,
top-notch,
chief,
main,
high,
high-ranking,
ruling,
commanding,
most powerful,
most important,
prominent,
eminent,
notable,
illustrious,
prime,
excellent,
superb,
superior,
choice,
select,
quality,
top-quality,
top-grade,
first-rate,
first-class,
top-class,
high-grade,
grade A,
best,
premier,
choicest,
superlative,
unsurpassed,
unexcelled,
unparalleled,
peerless,
second to none,
top of the range,
top of the line,
A1,
ace,
crack,
maximum,
maximal,
utmost,
• denoting a flavour (variety) of unstable quark having an electric charge of + 2/3. Top quarks have similar properties to up quarks and charm quarks, but are distinguished from them by having a larger mass.
top
verb
• exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than.
• "losses are expected to top £100 m this year"
Similar:
exceed,
surpass,
go beyond,
transcend,
better,
best,
beat,
defeat,
excel,
outstrip,
outdo,
outshine,
eclipse,
surmount,
improve on,
go one better than,
cap,
trump,
trounce,
• provide with a top or topping.
• "toast topped with baked beans"
• reach the top of (a hill or other elevation).
• "they topped a rise and began a slow descent"
• kill.
• "I wasn't sorry when he topped himself"
• mishit (the ball or a stroke) by hitting above the centre of the ball.
• "he topped his drive on the fifth hole"
top
adverb
• at the most.
• "some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops"
Origin:
late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’.
top
noun
• a conical, spherical, or pear-shaped toy that with a quick or vigorous twist may be set to spin.
• used in names of top shells, e.g. strawberry top.
Origin:
late Old English, of unknown origin.
TOP
abbreviation
• Tongan pa'anga.
on top
• on the highest point or uppermost surface.
• "a woollen hat with a bobble on top"
• in a leading or the dominant position.
• "United were on top for most of the first half"
• in addition.
• "the price was £75, with VAT on top"
