top

The highest or uppermost part of something.countableuncountable

• His kite got caught at the top of the tree.

The highest or uppermost part of something.; The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost.countableuncountable

• We flipped the machine onto its top.

The highest or uppermost part of something.; The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.countableuncountable

• Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.
• Headings appear at the tops of pages.

The highest or uppermost part of something.; A lid, cap, or cover of a container.countableuncountable

• Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.

The highest or uppermost part of something.; A garment worn to cover the torso.countableuncountable

• I bought this top as it matches my jeans.
• I like this pyjama top.

The highest or uppermost part of something.; A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.countableuncountable

The highest or uppermost part of something.; The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.countableuncountable

The highest or uppermost part of something.; The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.archaiccountableuncountable

• Like glauncing light of Phoebus brightest ray; From top to toe no place appeared bare
• All the stored vengeances of Heaven fall / On her ungrateful top!

The near end of somewhere.countableuncountable

• The patio is at the top of my garden.
• The shop is at the top of my street.

A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.countableuncountable

• The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.

To cover on the top or with a top.

• I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.

To exceed in height.

• Five were proper slender youths, the eldest of whom had not yet beard full grown, black-browed and great of jaw; the sixth, huge as a neat, topped them by half a head.

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.

To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

• I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.
• Top and tail the carrots.

To commit suicide.AustraliaUKreflexive

• Depression causes many people to top themselves.

To murder or execute.AustraliaUKarchaic

• Thirty-six were cast for death, and only one was ‘topped’ (hanged), the very one that expected to be ‘turned up’ (acquitted) for highway robbery.

To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

• I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping.
• Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom".

To penetrate during sexual intercourse.intransitivetransitive

To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.archaic

• topping passions
• , Book II, Chapter XXI influenced by that topping uneasiness

Situated on the top of something.not-comparable

Best; of the highest quality, fame or rank.informalnot-comparable

• She's in the top dance school.

Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.informalnot-comparable

• He's a top lawyer.
• That is a top car.

Relating to the chest or breasts.not-comparable

• top surgery

Best, highest.not-comparable

• Our product is top-rated on all major platforms.
• This is the top-performing school in the area.

The signal among tailors and seamstresses for snuffing the candle. The last of them to cry "top" had to snuff the candle.obsolete

• "Well," replied Davie, […] "a wilful woman must have her way like any man — and I doubt your patience is sorely tried, Barbara — Top!" This last expression, which may seem rather irrelevant, had direct reference to the wick of the candle, w