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top

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adjective (a)

situated at the top or highest position(adj.all)

Example:
The top shelf.

Antonym:
side

source: wordnet30

noun (n)

the upper part of anything(noun.location)

Example:
The mower cuts off the tops of the grass.
The title should be written at the top of the first page.

source: wordnet30
the highest or uppermost side of anything(noun.location)

Example:
Put your books on top of the desk.
Only the top side of the box was painted.

Synonym:
top side, upper side, upside

source: wordnet30
the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)(noun.location)

Synonym:
crest, crown, peak, summit, tip

source: wordnet30
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat(noun.time)

Example:
A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth.

Synonym:
top of the inning
Antonym:
bottom, bottom of the inning

source: wordnet30
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development(noun.state)

Example:
At the top of his profession.

Synonym:
acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop

source: wordnet30
the greatest possible intensity(noun.attribute)

Example:
He screamed at the top of his lungs.

source: wordnet30
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin(noun.artifact)

Example:
He got a bright red top and string for his birthday.

Synonym:
spinning top, teetotum, whirligig

source: wordnet30
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)(noun.artifact)

Example:
He removed the top of the carton.
He couldn't get the top off of the bottle.

Synonym:
cover

source: wordnet30
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips(noun.artifact)

Example:
He stared as she buttoned her top.

source: wordnet30
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance(noun.artifact)

Example:
They had the big top up in less than an hour.

Synonym:
big top, circus tent, round top

source: wordnet30
A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip.(noun)

source: webster1913
The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground.(noun)

source: webster1913
A stroke on the top of the ball.(noun)

source: webster1913

verb (v)

be superior or better than some standard(verb.stative)

Example:
She topped her performance of last year.

Synonym:
exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend

source: wordnet30
pass by, over, or under without making contact(verb.motion)

Example:
The balloon cleared the tree tops.

Synonym:
clear

source: wordnet30
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point(verb.stative)

Example:
A star tops the Christmas Tree.

source: wordnet30
be ahead of others; be the first(verb.stative)

Example:
She topped her class every year.

Synonym:
lead

source: wordnet30
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)(verb.possession)

Example:
The towers were topped with conical roofs.

Synonym:
top out

source: wordnet30
reach or ascend the top of(verb.motion)

Example:
The hikers topped the mountain just before noon.

source: wordnet30
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin(verb.contact)

source: wordnet30
cut the top off(verb.contact)

Example:
Top trees and bushes.

Synonym:
pinch

source: wordnet30
be the culminating event(verb.change)

Synonym:
crown

source: wordnet30
finish up or conclude(verb.change)

Example:
They topped off their dinner with a cognac.
Top the evening with champagne.

Synonym:
top off

source: wordnet30
To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle.(verb)

source: webster1913
To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking.(verb)

source: webster1913
To strike a ball above the center.(verb)

source: webster1913

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