: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.
:Jewelry. crown.
:the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops.
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:pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf.
:highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices.
:foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition.
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topped, top·ping.
:to furnish with a top; put a top on.
:to be at or constitute the top of.
:to reach the top of.
:to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon.
:to exceed in height, amount, number, etc.
:to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything.
:Theater. 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.
:to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream.
:to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree.
:to get or leap over the top of.
:Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of.
:Sports. to strike above its center, giving it a forward spin.to make by hitting the ball in this manner.
:to top-dress.
:Obsolete. to have sexual intercourse with.
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topped, top·ping.
:to rise aloft.
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: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.