the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit.
the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything.
the higher end of anything on a slope.
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British. a part considered as higher: the top of the street.high gear of an automobile.
tops, the part of a plant that grows above ground, especially of an edible root.one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants.
the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again.
the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class.
the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice.
a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position.
the best or choicest part: the top of all creation.
a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle.
the head.
any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts.
Nautical. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc.
Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first.
Bridge. the best card of a suit in a player's hand. the best score on a hand.
Sports. a stroke that hits the ball above its center.the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.
Baseball. the first half of an inning.the first three batters in the batting order.
Slang. the dominant partner in a sexual relationship or encounter, especially the penetrator in anal intercourse.
Textiles. a cluster of textile fibers, especially tow, put on a distaff.a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball.a similar strand of rayon.
top off, to climax or complete, especially in an exceptional manner; finish: They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight.to fill completely: to top off a gas tank.
top out, to finish the top of.to reach the highest level.