'TOP' definitions:

Definition of 'top'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" [ant: bottom(a), side(a)]
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"
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" [syn: top, top side, upper side, upside]
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" [syn: peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit]
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" [syn: top, top of the inning] [ant: bottom, bottom of the inning]
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" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top]
noun
The greatest possible intensity; "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; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top]
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" [syn: top, cover]
noun
A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
noun
A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: circus tent, big top, round top, top]
verb
Be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top]
verb
Pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear, top]
verb
Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
verb
Be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: lead, top]
verb
Provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the towers were topped with conical roofs" [syn: top, top out]
verb
Reach or ascend the top of; "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; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch]
verb
Be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: crown, top]
verb
Finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: top, top off]

Definition of 'Top'

From: GCIDE
  • Top \Top\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Rope Making) 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. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Top'

From: GCIDE
  • Top \Top\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
  • The star that bids the shepherd fold, Now the top of heaven doth hold. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit. [1913 Webster]
  • The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • And wears upon his baby brow the round And top of sovereignty. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. The chief person; the most prominent one. [1913 Webster]
  • Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head. "From top to toe" --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall On her ungrateful top ! --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. The head, or upper part, of a plant. [1913 Webster]
  • The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as cabbageheads. --I. Watts. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Naut.) 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 8. (Wool Manuf.) A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out. [1913 Webster]
  • 9. Eve; verge; point. [R.] "He was upon the top of his marriage with Magdaleine." --Knolles. [1913 Webster]
  • 10. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface. --Knight. [1913 Webster]
  • 11. pl. Top-boots. [Slang] --Dickens. [1913 Webster]
  • 12. (Golf) (a) A stroke on the top of the ball. (b) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]
  • 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 (Zool.), a small viviparous fresh-water fish (Gambusia patruelis) abundant in the Southern United States. Also applied to other similar species.
  • From top to toe, from head to foot; altogether. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Top'

From: GCIDE
  • Top \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. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by topping uneasiness." --Locke. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To excel; to rise above others. [1913 Webster]
  • But write thy, and top. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 5. (Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

Definition of 'Top'

From: GCIDE
  • Top \Top\, v. t.
  • 1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle. [1913 Webster]
  • Like moving mountains topped with snow. --Waller. [1913 Webster]
  • A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass. [1913 Webster]
  • Topping all others in boasting. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of. [1913 Webster]
  • But wind about till thou hast topped the hill. --Denham. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop. [1913 Webster]
  • Top your rose trees a little with your knife. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
  • 5. To perform eminently, or better than before. [1913 Webster]
  • From endeavoring universally to top their parts, they will go universally beyond them. --Jeffrey. [1913 Webster]
  • 6. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. [1913 Webster]
  • 7. (Dyeing) To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 8. To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 9. To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top. [Cant] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 10. To strike the top of, as a wall, with the hind feet, in jumping, so as to gain new impetus; -- said of a horse. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 11. To improve (domestic animals, esp. sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 12. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 13. To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 14. (Golf) To strike (the ball) above the center; also, to make (as a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • To top off, (a) 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. (b) to completely fill (an almost full tank) by adding more of the liquid it already contains. [1913 Webster +PJC]

Acronyms for 'top'

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