[tɒp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something
(e.g: Ellen stood at the top of the stairs)

- a lid, cover, or cap
(e.g: beer bottle tops)

- the highest or most important rank, level, or position
(e.g: her talent will take her right to the top)

- a garment covering the upper part of the body and worn with a skirt, trousers, or shorts
(e.g: he was wearing a hooded top)

- the end of something that is furthest from the speaker or a point of reference
(e.g: the bus shelter at the top of the road)


- a bundle of long wool fibres prepared for spinning

- a man who takes the active role in anal intercourse with another man


Phrases:
- at the top of one's game
- from the top
- from top to bottom
- from top to toe
- get on top of
- on top
- on top of
- on top of the world
- the top of the tree
- to top it all
- top and tail
- top dollar
- top of the morning

Origin:
late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’

[tɒp], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- highest in position, rank, or degree
(e.g: the top button of his shirt)

- 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


Phrases:
- at the top of one's game
- from the top
- from top to bottom
- from top to toe
- get on top of
- on top
- on top of
- on top of the world
- the top of the tree
- to top it all
- top and tail
- top dollar
- top of the morning

Origin:
late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’

[tɒp], (Verb)

Definitions:
- exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than
(e.g: losses are expected to top £100 m this year)

- provide with a top or topping
(e.g: toast topped with baked beans)

- reach the top of (a hill or other elevation)
(e.g: they topped a rise and began a slow descent)

- kill
(e.g: I wasn't sorry when he topped himself)

- mishit (the ball or a stroke) by hitting above the centre of the ball
(e.g: he topped his drive on the fifth hole)


Phrases:
- at the top of one's game
- from the top
- from top to bottom
- from top to toe
- get on top of
- on top
- on top of
- on top of the world
- the top of the tree
- to top it all
- top and tail
- top dollar
- top of the morning

Origin:
late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’

[tɒp], (Adverb)

Definitions:
- at the most
(e.g: some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops)


Phrases:
- at the top of one's game
- from the top
- from top to bottom
- from top to toe
- get on top of
- on top
- on top of
- on top of the world
- the top of the tree
- to top it all
- top and tail
- top dollar
- top of the morning

Origin:
late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’

[tɒp], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a conical, spherical, or pear-shaped toy that can be set to spin with a quick twist
(e.g: children played with simple toys like marbles, wooden tops, ice skates, and dolls)

- used in names of top shells, e.g. strawberry top


Phrases:

Origin:
late Old English top, of unknown origin

[], (Abbreviation)

Definitions:
- Tongan pa'anga


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