SkyfireDict

tops   (TTS Sound)

The 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")


• 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")


• peak, crown, crest, top, tip, summit -- (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")


• 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")


• acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top -- (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")


• top -- (the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs")


• top -- (platform surrounding the head of a lower mast)


• 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")


• 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")


• top -- (a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top")


• 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")

The verb top has 10 senses

• exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top -- (be superior or better than some standard; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year")


• clear, top -- (pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops")


• top -- (be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree")


• lead, top -- (be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year")


• top, top out -- (provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the towers were topped with conical roofs")


• top -- (reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon")


• top -- (strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin)


• top, pinch -- (cut the top off; "top trees and bushes")


• crown, top -- (be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting")


• top, top off -- (finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne")

The adj tops has 1 sense

• ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, 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")