• 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"
• a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her Top"
• 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"
• 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"
• platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
• the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the Top of his lungs"
• the Top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
• the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on Top of the desk"; "only the Top side of the box was painted"
• 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"
• 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
• the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the Top of the fifth"
• finish up or conclude; "They Topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "Top the evening with champagne"
• be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
• cut the Top off; "Top trees and bushes"
• strike (the Top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
• reach or ascend the Top of; "The hikers Topped the mountain just before noon"
• pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree Tops"
• provide with a Top; "the towers were Topped with conical roofs"
• go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She Topped her performance of last year"
• be ahead of others; be the first; "she Topped her class every year"
• be at the Top of or constitute the Top or highest point; "A star Tops the Christmas Tree"
• not to be surpassed; "his Top effort"

'Top' in other languages