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Definitions for Tops

[1] ranked among the highest, as in ability, performance, comprehensiveness, or quality: His work is tops. That car is tops.
[2] at a maximum; at most: It'll take an hour, tops. I'll give you $25 for that, tops.
[3] the tops. top1(def 22) .
[4] the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit.
[5] the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything.
[6] the higher end of anything on a slope.
[7] British . a part considered as higher: the top of the street. high gear of an automobile.
[8] 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.
[9] the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again.
[10] the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class.
[11] the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice.
[12] a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position.
[13] the best or choicest part: the top of all creation.
[14] a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle.
[15] the head.
[16] any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts.
[17] 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.
[18] Chemistry . the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first.
[19] Bridge . the best card of a suit in a player's hand. (in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand.
[20] Sports . a stroke that hits the ball above its center. the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.
[21] Baseball . the first half of an inning. the first three batters in the batting order.
[22] Slang . the dominant partner in a sexual relationship or encounter, especially the penetrator in anal intercourse (opposed to bottom).
[23] 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.
[24] Jewelry . crown(def 27) .
[25] the tops, Informal . the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops.
[26] pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf.
[27] highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices.
[28] foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition.
[29] to furnish with a top; put a top on.
[30] to be at or constitute the top of.
[31] to reach the top of.
[32] to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon.
[33] to exceed in height, amount, number, etc.
[34] to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything.
[35] Theater . (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech.
[36] to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream.
[37] to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree.
[38] to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.).
[39] Chemistry . to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture).
[40] Sports . to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin. to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner.
[41] to top-dress (land).
[42] Obsolete . to have coitus with (a woman).
[43] to rise aloft.
[44] 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 (a partly full container) completely: to top off a gas tank.
[45] top out , to finish the top of (a structure). to reach the highest level.
[46] a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.
[47] a person or thing of top quality
[48] (postpositive) excellent; superb
[49] the highest or uppermost part of anything the top of a hill
[50] the most important or successful position to be at the top of the class ; the top of the table
[51] the part of a plant that is above ground carrot tops
[52] a thing that forms or covers the uppermost part of anything, esp a lid or cap put the top on the saucepan
[53] the highest degree or point at the top of his career
[54] the most important person he's the top of this organization
[55] the best or finest part of anything we've got the top of this year's graduates
[56] the loudest or highest pitch (esp in the phrase top of one's voice )
[57] the beginning the top of the hour ; at the top of the programme
[58] short for top gear
[59] cards the highest card of a suit in a player's hand
[60] sport a stroke that hits the ball above its centre short for topspin
[61] a platform around the head of a lower mast of a sailing vessel, the edges of which serve to extend the topmast shrouds
[62] chem the part of a volatile liquid mixture that distils first
[63] a garment, esp for a woman, that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
[64] the high-frequency content of an audio signal (as modifier ) this amplifier has a good top response
[65] blow one's top informal to lose one's temper
[66] on top of in addition to on top of his accident, he caught pneumonia informal in complete control of (a difficult situation, job, etc)
[67] off the top of one's head with no previous preparation; extempore
[68] over the top over the parapet or leading edge of a trench over the limit; excessive(ly); lacking restraint or a sense of proportion
[69] the top of the morning a morning greeting regarded as characteristic of Irishmen
[70] of, relating to, serving as, or situated on the top the top book in a pile
[71] British informal excellent a top night out
[72] to form a top on (something) to top a cake with whipped cream
[73] to remove the top of or from to top carrots
[74] to reach or pass the top of we topped the mountain
[75] to be at the top of he tops the team
[76] to exceed or surpass
[77] slang to kill
[78] (also intr) sport to hit (a ball) above the centre to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way
[79] chem to distil off (the most volatile part) from a liquid mixture
[80] to add other colorants to (a dye) in order to modify the shade produced
[81] top and tail to trim off the ends of (fruit or vegetables) before cooking them to wash a baby's face and bottom without immersion in a bath
[82] a toy that is spun on its pointed base by a flick of the fingers, by pushing a handle at the top up and down, etc
[83] anything that spins or whirls around
[84] sleep like a top to sleep very soundly

Words related to Tops

lid, head, point, tip, cap, cover, ceiling, roof, face, surface, height, peak, best, climb, finish, beat, exceed, total, eclipse, outstrip

Words nearby Tops

toppie, topping, topping lift, topple, toprail, tops, topsail, topsail schooner, topscore, topside, topsmelt

Origin of Tops

2before 1100; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Frisian, dialectal Dutch top

Other words from Tops

un·topped , adjective

Word origin for Tops

Old English, of unknown origin

Synonyms for Tops

cap, ceiling, cover, face, head, height, lid, peak, point, roof, surface, tip, acme, apex, apogee, capital, climax, cork, crest, crown, culmination, cusp, finial, limit, maximum, meridian, pinnacle, spire, stopper, summit, superficies, utmost, vertex, zenith, fastigium, high point