Top - Definition

adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
[ant: bottom(a), side(a)]
n 1: the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of
the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the
first page"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on
top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
[syn: top, top side, upper side, upside]
3: the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or
hill); "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they
clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few
molecules wide at the summit" [syn: peak, crown, crest,
top, tip, summit]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at
bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
[syn: top, top of the inning] [ant: bottom, bottom of
the inning]
5: the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of
development; "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" [syn: acme, height,
elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative,
meridian, tiptop, top]
6: the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of
his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on
which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and
string for his birthday" [syn: top, whirligig,
teetotum, spinning top]
9: covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a
container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't
get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the
kettle" [syn: top, cover]
10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the
shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned
her top"
11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the
big top up in less than an hour" [syn: circus tent, big
top, round top, top]
v 1: be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our
expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
[syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past,
top]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon
cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear, top]
3: be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A
star tops the Christmas Tree"
4: be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every
year" [syn: lead, top]
5: provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the
towers were topped with conical roofs" [syn: top, top
out]
6: reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain
just before noon"
7: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool)
giving it a forward spin
8: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: top, pinch]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn: crown, top]
10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a
cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: top, top
off]