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English adjective: top | |||
| 1. | top situated at the top or highest position | ||
| Samples | The top shelf. | ||
| Similar | apical, crowning, topmost, upmost, upper, uppermost | ||
| See also | best, high | ||
| Antonyms | bottom, side | ||
English noun: top | |||
| 1. | top (location) the upper part of anything | ||
| Samples | The mower cuts off the tops of the grass. The title should be written at the top of the first page. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | part, region | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cap, capital, chapiter, crown, crown, head, masthead, treetop | ||
| 2. | top (location) the highest or uppermost side of anything | ||
| Samples | Put your books on top of the desk. Only the top side of the box was painted. | ||
| Synonyms | top side, upper side, upside | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | face, side | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crest, crown, crown, desktop, pate, poll, poll, rooftop, tiptop | ||
| 3. | top (location) the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill) | ||
| Samples | The view from the peak was magnificent. They clambered to the tip of Monadnock. The region is a few molecules wide at the summit. | ||
| Synonyms | crest, crown, peak, summit, tip | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | place, spot, topographic point | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | brow, hilltop, mountain peak, pinnacle | ||
| 4. | top (time) the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat | ||
| Samples | A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth. | ||
| Synonyms | top of the inning | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bout, round, turn | ||
| Part meronym | frame, inning | ||
| Antonyms | bottom of the inning, bottom | ||
| 5. | top (state) the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development | ||
| Samples | His landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty. The artist's gifts are at their acme. At the height of her career. The peak of perfection. Summer was at its peak. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame. The summit of his ambition. So many highest superlatives achieved by man. At the top of his profession. | ||
| Synonyms | acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | degree, level, point, stage | ||
| 6. | top (attribute) the greatest possible intensity | ||
| Samples | He screamed at the top of his lungs. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | intensity, intensiveness | ||
| 7. | top (artifact) platform surrounding the head of a lower mast | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | platform | ||
| Part meronym | ship | ||
| 8. | top (artifact) a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin | ||
| Samples | He got a bright red top and string for his birthday. | ||
| Synonyms | spinning top, teetotum, whirligig | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plaything, toy | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | humming top, peg top, whip top, whipping top | ||
| 9. | top (artifact) covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container) | ||
| Samples | He removed the top of the carton. He couldn't get the top off of the bottle. Put the cover back on the kettle. | ||
| Synonyms | cover | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cap, lid, manhole cover, screwtop | ||
| 10. | top (artifact) a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips | ||
| Samples | He stared as she buttoned her top. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | woman's clothing | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blouse, bodice, bustier, halter | ||
| 11. | top (artifact) a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance | ||
| Samples | He was afraid of a fire in the circus tent. They had the big top up in less than an hour. | ||
| Synonyms | big top, circus tent, round top | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | canvas, canvas tent, canvass | ||
| Part meronym | circus | ||
English verb: top | |||
| 1. | top (stative) be superior or better than some standard | ||
| Samples | She exceeded our expectations. She topped her performance of last year. | ||
| Synonyms | exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | excel, stand out, surpass | ||
| 2. | top (motion) pass by, over, or under without making contact | ||
| Samples | The balloon cleared the tree tops. | ||
| Synonyms | clear | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | overhaul, overtake, pass | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | hop | ||
| 3. | top (stative) be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point | ||
| Samples | A star tops the Christmas Tree. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lie | ||
| 4. | top (stative) be ahead of others; be the first | ||
| Samples | She topped her class every year. | ||
| Synonyms | lead | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| 5. | top (possession) provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure) | ||
| Samples | The towers were topped with conical roofs. | ||
| Synonyms | top out | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | furnish, provide, render, supply | ||
| 6. | top (motion) reach or ascend the top of | ||
| Samples | The hikers topped the mountain just before noon. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach | ||
| 7. | top (contact) strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | hit | ||
| 8. | top (contact) cut the top off | ||
| Samples | Top trees and bushes. | ||
| Examples | They top the trees | ||
| Synonyms | pinch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | clip, crop, cut back, dress, lop, prune, snip, trim | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | tail | ||
| 9. | top (change) be the culminating event | ||
| Samples | The speech crowned the meeting. | ||
| Synonyms | crown | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | climax, culminate | ||
| 10. | top (change) finish up or conclude | ||
| Samples | They topped off their dinner with a cognac. Top the evening with champagne. | ||
| Synonyms | top off | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | complete, finish | ||
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