Top Definition
tŏp
topped, topping, tops
noun
tops
A tuft of hair.
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The forty most popular musical recordings or songs of a given time period.
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The hair of the head.
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The part farthest from a given reference point.
Took a jump shot from the top of the key.
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The upper or highest part, section, point, or surface of anything.
The top of a hill.
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adjective
Of, situated at, or being the top; uppermost, highest, greatest, or foremost.
The top drawer, top honors.
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Of the highest degree, quality, rank, or amount.
In top form; the top ten bestsellers.
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In a position of preeminence.
The top historian in her department.
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Of or having to do with the Top 40 or the kind of popular music they represent.
A Top-40 radio station.
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verb
topped, topping, tops
To take off the top of (a plant, etc.)
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To top someone or something (in any sense)
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To provide or cover with a top.
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To put or place on the top of.
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To exceed or surpass.
The car's speed topped 80 miles an hour. Her performance really topped his.
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idiom
off the top of (one's) head
- In an impromptu way:
She recited the poem off the top of her head.
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on top
- At the highest point or peak.
- In a dominant, controlling, or successful position.
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on top of
- In control of.
- Fully informed about:
a senator who is always on top of the issues.
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on top of the world
- In a position of great happiness or success.
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over the top
- Surpassing a goal or quota.
- Excessively expressive or dramatic.
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Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Top
Origin of Top
Middle English from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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