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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Top \Top\, n. [CF. OD. dop, top, OHG., MNG., & dial. G. topf;
perhaps akin to G. topf a pot.]
1. 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.
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2. (Rope Making) A plug, or conical block of wood, with
longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands
of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Topped; p. pr. & vb. n.
Topping.]
1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges
and topping mountains. --Derham.
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2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by
topping uneasiness." --Locke.
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3. To excel; to rise above others.
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But write thy, and top. --Dryden.
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4. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center.
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5. (Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Top \Top\, n. [AS. top; akin to OFries. top a tuft, D. top top,
OHG. zopf end, tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair,
pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest,
top, Dan. top, Sw. topp pinnacle, top; of uncertain origin.
Cf. Tuft.]
1. 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.
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The star that bids the shepherd fold,
Now the top of heaven doth hold. --Milton.
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2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
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The top of my ambition is to contribute to that
work. --Pope.
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3. The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost
attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or
at the top of the school.
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And wears upon his baby brow the round
And top of sovereignty. --Shak.
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4. The chief person; the most prominent one.
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Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots.
--Milton.
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5. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.
"From top to toe" --Spenser.
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All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall
On her ungrateful top ! --Shak.
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6. The head, or upper part, of a plant.
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The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as
cabbageheads. --I. Watts.
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7. (Naut.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast
and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the
topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also
furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft.
--Totten.
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8. (Wool Manuf.) A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool,
from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
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9. Eve; verge; point. [R.] "He was upon the top of his
marriage with Magdaleine." --Knolles.
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10. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or
circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
--Knight.
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11. pl. Top-boots. [Slang] --Dickens.
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12. (Golf)
(a) A stroke on the top of the ball.
(b) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or
near the top.
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Note: Top is often used adjectively or as the first part of
compound words, usually self-explaining; as, top stone,
or topstone; top-boots, or top boots; top soil, or
top-soil.
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Top and but (Shipbuilding), a phrase used to denote a
method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but
of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant
breadth in two layers.

Top minnow (Zool.), a small viviparous fresh-water fish
(Gambusia patruelis) abundant in the Southern United
States. Also applied to other similar species.

From top to toe, from head to foot; altogether.
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GNU Project's publication of CIDE, the Collaborative International Dictionary of English Top \Top\, v. t.
1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in
the past participle.
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Like moving mountains topped with snow. --Waller.
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A mount
Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. --Milton.
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2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.
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Topping all others in boasting. --Shak.
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Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. --Shak.
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3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.
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But wind about till thou hast topped the hill.
--Denham.
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4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop.
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Top your rose trees a little with your knife.
--Evelyn.
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5. To perform eminently, or better than before.
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From endeavoring universally to top their parts,
they will go universally beyond them. --Jeffrey.
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6. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end
becomes higher than the other.
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7. (Dyeing) To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline
black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking.
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8. To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
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9. To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top. [Cant]
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10. To strike the top of, as a wall, with the hind feet, in
jumping, so as to gain new impetus; -- said of a horse.
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11. To improve (domestic animals, esp. sheep) by crossing
certain individuals or breeds with other superior.
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12. (Naut.) To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end
becomes higher than the other.
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13. To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel
ingot) to remove unsound metal.
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14. (Golf) To strike (the ball) above the center; also, to
make (as a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way.
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To top off,
(a) to complete by putting on, or finishing, the top or
uppermost part of; as, to top off a stack of hay;
hence, to complete; to finish; to adorn.
(b) to completely fill (an almost full tank) by adding
more of the liquid it already contains.
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WordNet top
adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
[syn: top(a)] [ant: bottom(a), side(a)]
2: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: greatest]
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 side, upper side, upside]
3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn: peak, crown, crest, 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 of the inning] [ant: bottom]
5: 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" [syn: acme, height, elevation,
peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative]
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: 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: 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]
v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep,
pass, go past]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon
cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear]
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]
5: provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical
roofs"
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: pinch]
9: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn: crown]
10: finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a
cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: top off]
[also: topping, topped]

Moby Dictionary
Establishment , VIP , acmatic , acme , acme of perfection , agate , all ,
apex , apical , apogee , ball , baron , baseball bat , bat , battledore ,
bauble , beat , best , bestraddle , bestride , better , big gun , big man ,
big name , big top , bigwig , blocks , bonnet , border , brass ,
brass hat , brow , bureaucracy , canvas , cap , capital , carousel , ceil ,
ceiling , celebrity , checkerboard , chessboard , chief , choice ,
circumference , clear , climax , clip , cloud nine , club , cockhorse ,
coif , command , consummate , consummation , cork , cortex , costly ,
cover , covering , cream , crest , cricket bat , crop , crown , crust ,
cue , culmen , culminate , culmination , curtail , cusp , dear ,
dear-bought , dignitary , dignity , directorate , disk , dock , doll ,
doll carriage , dome , dominate , eaves , edge , elder , elite , end ,
envelope , epidermis , exceed , excel , expensive , exterior , external ,
extreme , extreme limit , extremity , facade , face , facet , fancy , fat ,
father , figure , fine , first-class , first-rate , first-string ,
flower , fringe , front , frost , gewgaw , gimcrack , go one better ,
golf club , great man , greatest , hat , head , headmost , heaven ,
heavens , height , hierarchy , high , high noon , high-priced ,
higher echelons , higher-ups , highest , highest degree ,
highest pitch , highest point , hobbyhorse , hood , housetop , ice ,
important person , improve on , integument , interests ,
jack-in-the-box , jacks , jackstones , jackstraws , kickshaw ,
knickknack , lantern , last word , lid , limit , lineaments , lion ,
look down upon , lords of creation , luxurious , magnate , man of mark ,
management , marble , marionette , maximal , maximum , meridian ,
meridional , merry-go-round , mig , ministry , mogul , most ,
mountaintop , nabob , name , ne plus ultra , no place higher , noon ,
not affordable , notability , notable , nth degree , of great cost ,
officialdom , operculum , outdo , outer face , outer layer , outer side ,
outer skin , outline , outshine , outside , outstrip , outtop , outweigh ,
overarch , overbalance , overbear , overcome , overhead , overlook ,
overmost , overpass , overshadow , overtop , panjandrum , paper doll ,
paramount , peak , penthouse , perfect , perfection , periphery ,
person of renown , personage , personality , pick , pick-up sticks ,
pillar of society , pink , pink of perfection , pinnacle , pinwheel ,
pitch , plafond , plaything , point , pole , pollard , power ,
power elite , predominate , preeminent , prelacy , premium ,
preponderate , prevail , pricey , pride , prime , prize , prune , puppet ,
racket , rag doll , rich , ridge , ridgepole , rind , rise above ,
rocking horse , roller , rolling stone , roof , roof garden , roof in ,
roof-deck , roofage , roofing , roofpole , rooftop , rooftree , rotator ,
rotor , round top , roundabout , ruling circle , ruling class ,
ruling classes , rundle , sachem , seventh heaven , shell , shingles ,
shorten , skin , sky , skylight , slates , somebody , something , spire ,
sport , steelie , steep , stiff , stopper , summit , summital , sumptuous ,
superficies , superior , superlative , superstratum , supreme , surface ,
surmount , surpass , taw , teetotum , tent , tentage , the Establishment ,
the administration , the authorities , the great , the ingroup ,
the interests , the people upstairs , the power elite ,
the power structure , the top , the whole , them , they , tiles , tip ,
tip-top , top brass , top off , top people , top-notch , topmost ,
tower above , tower over , toy , toy soldier , transcend , trim ,
trinket , trump , truncate , tycoon , ultimate , unpayable , upmost ,
upper extremity , uppermost , utmost , utmost extent , uttermost ,
vertex , vertical , very important person , very top , wheel ,
whim-wham , whirlabout , whirler , whirligig , whitetop , worthy ,
zenith , zenithal

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