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Adjective tops has 1 sense
- ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, tops - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
Noun top has 11 senses
- top - 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"
--1 is a kind of region, part
--1 has particulars:
- top, top side, upper side, upside - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
--2 is a kind of side, face
--2 has particulars:
- peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit - the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
--3 is a kind of topographic point, place, spot
--3 has particulars: hilltop, brow; pinnacle; mountain peak
- top, top of the inning - the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
--4 is a kind of turn, bout, round
--4 is a part of inning, frame
Antonyms: bottom, bottom of the inning
- acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, top - the highest level or degree attainable; "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"
--5 is a kind of degree, level, stage, point
- top - the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
--6 is a kind of intensity, intensiveness
- top - platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
--7 is a kind of platform
--7 is a part of ship
- top, whirligig, teetotum, spinning top - 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"
--8 is a kind of plaything, toy
--8 has particulars: humming top; peg top; whipping top, whip top
- top, cover - 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"
--9 is a kind of covering
--9 has particulars: cap; lid; manhole cover; screwtop
- top - a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
--10 is a kind of garment
--10 has particulars: blouse; bodice; halter
- circus tent, big top, round top, top - 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"
--11 is a kind of canvas tent, canvas, canvass
--11 is a part of circus
Verb top has 10 senses
- exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top - go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
--1 is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
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- clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
--2 is one way to pass, overtake, overhaul
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- top - be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
--3 is one way to lie
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- lead, top - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"
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- top - provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
--5 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
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- top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
--6 is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
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- top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
--7 is one way to hit
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- top, pinch - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
--8 is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
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- crown, top - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
--9 is one way to culminate, climax
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- top, top off - finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
--10 is one way to complete, finish
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