'Topping' definitions:

Definition of 'topping'

From: WordNet
adjective
Excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole, topping]
noun
A flavorful addition on top of a dish

Definition of 'Topping'

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 'Topping'

From: GCIDE
  • Topping \Top"ping\, a.
  • 1. Rising above; surpassing. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud. [1913 Webster]
  • The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world. --South. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Topping'

From: GCIDE
  • Topping \Top"ping\, n.
  • 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Angling) The tail of an artificial fly. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  • 5. something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate fudge topping. [PJC]
  • Topping lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom. [1913 Webster]