top
The highest or uppermost part of something.
Noun 4 meanings
The highest or uppermost part of something.
“His kite got caught at the top of the tree.”
The near end of somewhere.
“The patio is at the top of my garden.”
A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.
“The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.”
Someone who is eminent.
“to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school”
Verb 4 meanings
To cover on the top or with a top.
“I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.”
To exceed in height.
To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.
“Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.”
To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
“Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.”
Adjective 4 meanings
Situated on the top of something.
Best; of the highest quality, fame or rank.
“She's in the top dance school.”
Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
“He's a top lawyer.”
Relating to the chest or breasts.
Adverb 1 meaning
Best, highest.
“Our product is top-rated on all major platforms.”
Etymology
From Middle English top, toppe, from Old English topp (“top, highest part; summit; crest; tassel, tuft; (spinning) top, ball; a tuft or ball at the highest point of anything”), from Proto-West Germanic *topp, from Proto-Germanic *tuppaz (“braid, pigtail, end”), of unknown ultimate origin.
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TOP at a glance
TOP has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (T 1 + O 1 + P 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #229 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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