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,noun, adjective, verb, topped, top⋅ping.| 1. | the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. |
| 2. | the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. |
| 3. | the higher end of anything on a slope. |
| 4. | British.
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| 5. | tops,
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| 6. | the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again. |
| 7. | the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class. |
| 8. | the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice. |
| 9. | a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position. |
| 10. | the best or choicest part: the top of all creation. |
| 11. | a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle. |
| 12. | the head. |
| 13. | any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts. |
| 14. | Nautical. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc. |
| 15. | Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first. |
| 16. | Bridge.
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| 17. | Sports.
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| 18. | Baseball.
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| 19. | Textiles.
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| 20. | Jewelry. crown (def. 27). |
| 21. | the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops. |
| 22. | pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf. |
| 23. | highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices. |
| 24. | foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. |
| 25. | to furnish with a top; put a top on. |
| 26. | to be at or constitute the top of. |
| 27. | to reach the top of. |
| 28. | to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon. |
| 29. | to exceed in height, amount, number, etc. |
| 30. | to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything. |
| 31. | Theater. (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech. |
| 32. | to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream. |
| 33. | to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree. |
| 34. | to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.). |
| 35. | Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture). |
| 36. | Sports.
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| 37. | to top-dress (land). |
| 38. | Obsolete. to have coitus with (a woman). |
| 39. | to rise aloft. |
| 40. | top off,
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| 41. | top out,
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| 42. | blow one's top, Informal.
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| 43. | off the top of one's head, Informal. head (def. 77). |
| 44. | on top, successful; victorious; dominant: to stay on top. |
| 45. | on top of,
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| 46. | on top of the world,
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| 47. | over the top,
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| 48. | top oneself, Chiefly British. to kill oneself. |
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