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- Dictionarytop/tɒp/
noun
- 1. the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something: "Doreen stood at the top of the stairs" Similar Opposite
- 2. a lid, cover, or cap: "beer bottle tops" Similar
adjective
- 1. highest in position, rank, or degree: "the top button of his shirt" Similar Opposite
- 2. 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.
verb
- 1. exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than: "losses are expected to top £100 m this year" Similar
- 2. provide with a top or topping: "toast topped with baked beans" Similar
adverb
- 1. at the most: informal "some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops"
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TOP definition: 1. the highest place or part: 2. the flat upper surface of something: 3. in baseball, the first…. Learn more.
The highest or uppermost part of something is its top, like the top rung of a ladder or the top bunk of a bunkbed. A top is also a lid, like the top of a soda bottle, an upper rank, like the top position at a law firm, and a child's spinning toy.
1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end: wrote on the top of the box. 2. The part farthest from a given reference point: took a jump shot from the top of the key. 3. The crown of the head: from top to toe. 4. The part of a plant, such as a rutabaga, that is above the ground. 5.
Top definition: the highest or loftiest point or part of anything on a slope; apex; summit. See examples of TOP used in a sentence.
Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of TOP is the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown. How to use top in a sentence.
A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt. [informal] Look at my new top. Synonyms: t-shirt, shirt, jersey, jumper More Synonyms of top.
The upper or highest part, section, point, or surface of anything. The top of a hill. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (20) Synonyms: ceiling. roof. lid. fastigium. payoff. meridian.
TOP definition: 1. the highest part of something: 2. the flat, upper surface of something: 3. the lid or cover of…. Learn more.
highest in position, rank, or degree the top button of his shirt a top executive the car has a top speed of 125 mph improving quality became the top priority (mainly British English) furthest away from the speaker or a point of reference the top end of Fulham Road 2.
the highest point, part, etc., of anything: the top of the mountain. a lid of a container. the highest or leading position:[usually singular] She's always ranked at the top of the class. the highest pitch or degree:[countable * singular] shouting at the top of their voices. the first part;