top

noun

最高点 highest point

1. 顶；顶部；顶端
   the highest part or point of sth
   1. She was standing at the top of the stairs.
      她站在楼梯的顶端。
   2. Write your name at the top.
      把你的姓名写在上端。
   3. The title is right at the top of the page.
      标题就在页面的顶端。
   4. He filled my glass to the top .
      他把我的杯子斟得满满的。
   5. We climbed to the very top of the hill.
      我们爬到了山的最高点。
   6. Snow was falling on the mountain tops.
      山顶上正在下雪。
   7. the top of the milk (= the cream that rises to the top of a bottle of milk)
      牛奶表面的奶皮
   8. The wind was blowing in the tops of the trees.
      风儿吹拂着树梢。

上层表面 upper surface

2. 表面；上面
   the upper flat surface of sth
   1. Can you polish the top of the table?
      请把桌面擦亮好吗？
   2. a desk top
      桌面

最高等级 highest rank

3. 最高的级别；最重要的职位
   the highest or most important rank or position
   1. He's at the top of his profession.
      他正处于事业的巅峰。
   2. She is determined to make it to the top (= achieve fame or success) .
      她决心要出人头地。
   3. They finished the season at the top of the league.
      他们打完这个赛季之后积分高居联赛的榜首。
   4. We have a lot of things to do, but packing is at the top of the list .
      我们有许多事情要做，但首先是打点行装。
   5. This decision came from the top.
      这个决定是由最高领导作出的。

最远点 farthest point

4. 尽头；远端
   the end of a street, table, etc. that is farthest away from you or from where you usually come to it
   1. I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
      我会和你在索普大街的尽头碰面。

笔；瓶子 of pen/bottle

5. 帽；盖；塞
   a thing that you put on the end of sth to close it
   1. Where's the top of this pen?
      这支笔的笔帽在哪儿？
   2. a bottle with a screw top
      带螺旋盖儿的瓶子

衣服 clothing

6. 上衣
   a piece of clothing worn on the upper part of the body
   1. I need a top to go with this skirt.
      我需要一件上衣来配这条裙子。
   2. a tracksuit/pyjama/bikini top
      运动服上衣；睡衣 / 比基尼泳装的上部

植物的叶子 leaves of plant

7. （根菜作物的）茎叶
   the leaves of a plant that is grown mainly for its root
   1. Remove the green tops from the carrots.
      去掉胡萝卜的绿叶。

款额 amount of money

8. （用于款额后）最高额
   used after an amount of money to show that it is the highest possible
   1. It couldn't have cost more than £50, tops.
      这东西的价格最高不会超过50英镑。

最好 best

9. 最优秀的人；最好的东西；精华
   a person or thing of the best quality
   1. Among sports superstars she's (the) tops.
      她在超级体育明星中独占鳌头。
   2. In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour.
      这项调查显示，英国人的幽默是首屈一指的。

玩具 toy

10. 陀螺
    a child's toy that spins on a point when it is turned round very quickly by hand or by a string
    1. She was so confused─her mind was spinning like a top .
       她如坠五里雾中，被搞得晕头转向。

adj.

1. （位置、级别或程度）最高的
   highest in position, rank or degree
   1. He lives on the top floor.
      他住在顶层。
   2. She kept his passport in the top drawer.
      她把他的护照存放在最上层抽屉里。
   3. He's one of the top players in the country.
      他是国内最优秀的运动员之一。
   4. She got the top job.
      她得到了那个最高职位。
   5. He finished top in the exam.
      他考试得了第一名。
   6. She got top marks for her essay.
      她的论文得了最高分。
   7. They're top of the league.
      他们是联赛的领头羊。
   8. The athletes are all on top form (= performing their best) .
      运动员都处于最佳竞技状态。
   9. Welfare reform is a top priority for the government.
      福利改革是政府的当务之急。
   10. The car was travelling at top speed.
       那辆汽车全速行驶。
2. 很好的；极棒的；顶呱呱的
   very good
   1. He's a top bloke.
      他是个大好人。

verb

多出 be more

1. 高于，超过（某一数量）
   to be higher than a particular amount
   1. Worldwide sales look set to top $1 billion.
      全球销售额看来很可能要超过10亿元。

是最好 be the best

2. 居…之首；为…之冠
   to be in the highest position on a list because you are the most successful, important, etc.
   1. The band topped the charts for five weeks with their first single.
      这支乐队的第一张单曲唱片有五个星期高居最畅销流行音乐唱片榜榜首。

置于顶端 put on top

3. 把（某物）放在…的上面
   to put sth on the top of sth else
   1. fruit salad topped with cream
      上面浇了奶油的水果色拉

说 / 做得更好 say/do sth better

4. 胜过，优于，压倒（前人所做）
   to say or do sth that is better, funnier, more impressive, etc. than sth that sb else has said or done in the past
   1. I'm afraid the other company has topped your offer (= offered more money) .
      很抱歉，另一家公司出价比你们高。

自杀 kill yourself

5. 自杀
   to kill yourself deliberately

爬山 climb hill

6. 到达山顶；达到顶端
   to reach the highest point of a hill, etc.

1. N-COUNT 顶;顶端;顶部
   The top of something is its highest point or part.
   1. I waited at the top of the stairs.
      我在楼梯顶端等着。
   2. ...the picture at the top of the page...
      书页天头的图片
   3. Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned.
      把饼干烤 20 到 25 分钟，直到表面略呈棕色。
   4. Top is also an adjective.
      
   5. The bullet had entered the top part of the brain.
      子弹已经进入了大脑顶部。
   6. ...the top corner of his newspaper.
      他报纸顶端的一角
2. ADJ 最高的;最上面的;最上层的
   The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.
   1. I can't reach the top shelf...
      我够不着最上面的架子。
   2. Our new flat was on the top floor...
      我们的新公寓在顶层。
   3. A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin.
      整形外科医生可以除去最表层的皮肤。
3. N-COUNT (瓶、罐、管等的)盖，帽，塞
   The top of something such as a bottle, jar, or tube is a cap, lid, or other device that fits or screws onto one end of it.
   1. ...the plastic tops from aerosol containers.
      喷雾剂容器的塑料盖子
   2. ...a bottle top.
      瓶塞
4. N-SING 另一端;另一头
   The top of a street, garden, bed, or table is the end of it that is farthest away from where you usually enter it or from where you are.
   1. ...a little shop at the top of the street...
      在街道那头的小店
   2. He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table.
      他挪到桌子另一端的空椅子上坐下。
   3. Top is also an adjective.
      
   4. ...the hill near the top end of the garden.
      靠近花园那头的小山
   5. ...the top corridor of the main building.
      主楼另一端的走廊
5. N-COUNT 上衣
   A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt.
   1. Look at my new top.
      看看我的新上衣。
6. ADJ 最高(级别或量度)的
   You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement.
   1. The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour.
      这些车辆最高时速为 80 公里。
   2. ...a top-ranking Saudi officer.
      最高级别的沙特阿拉伯军官
7. ADJ 最优良的
   You can use top to say that you think something is excellent.
   1. For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh, fizz, wine, and beer.
      花 50 美元，客人们就尝到了三道美味菜肴，还有汽水、葡萄酒和啤酒。
8. N-SING 最高层;最高地位(或职位)
   The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it.
   1. We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top.
      我们从最底层开始，是一步一步奋斗到最高层的。
   2. ...his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy.
      他戏剧性地晋升至最高军阶
   3. …the man at the top.
      地位最高的人
   4. Top is also an adjective.
      
   5. I need to have the top people in this company pull together.
      我需要将公司的最高层团结起来。
9. ADJ 最重要的;最著名的
   You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity.
   1. So you want to be a top model…
      这么说，你想成为超级名模喽。
   2. The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers...
      总统今天下午会见了他最得力的军事顾问。
   3. Those are some of the top stories in the news.
      以上是一些要闻。
10. N-SING （排名）首位;（位居）第一
    If someone is at the top of a table or league or is the top of the table or league, their performance is better than that of all the other people involved.
    1. The United States will be at the top of the medal table...
       美国将在奖牌榜上位列第一。
    2. Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent.
       工党以 46% 的得票数高居首位。
    3. Top is also an adjective.
       
    4. He was the top student in physics…
       他是物理尖子。
    5. I usually came top in English.
       我英语常得第一。
11. ADJ 最要紧的;最优先的
    You can use top to indicate that something is the first thing you are going to do, because you consider it to be the most important.
    1. Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority...
       清洁供水系统是他们的当务之急。
    2. On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda.
       他们到达之后要做的第一件事是吃一顿六道菜的大餐。
12. ADJ 次数最多的
    You can use top to indicate that someone does a particular thing more times than anyone else or that something is chosen more times than anything else.
    1. He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches...
       他是世界杯比赛期间意大利队进球最多的球员。
    2. Management consultancy was the top choice of career among 11,500 students in a survey this year…
       在今年一项对 11,500 名学生进行的调查中，管理顾问是首选职业。
13. VERB 为…之首;居…之冠
    To top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else.
    1. It was the first time a Japanese manufacturer had topped the list for imported vehicles...
       这是日本制造商初次占据进口车排行的首位。
    2. So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?
       那么如果社会党人得票居首却达不到绝对多数会怎么样？
14. VERB 高过；超过；多于
    If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount.
    1. Imports topped £10 billion last month...
       上个月进口总额超过了 100 亿英镑。
    2. These five schools are in the state's top 5% in achievement scores, one school topping the score for the whole state.
       这 5 所学校的成绩在该州居前 5%，其中一所的成绩高于全州所有其他学校。
15. VERB 覆盖;放在…的上面
    If something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part.
    1. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs...
       他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
    2. To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks.
       上菜时，把炒好的韭葱覆在鱼上。
16. VERB 胜过;压倒
    If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one.
    1. How are you going to top that?
       你怎样超过那个？
17. ADV 至多;最多
    You can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible.
    1. The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops...
       出版商预计该书至多能卖出 1,500 本。
    2. Be here in half an hour, tops.
       最晚半个小时以后到这里。
    3. Tops is also an adjective.
       
    4. He reckons a hundred is tops.
       他认为 100 是上限了。
18. See also: topping
19. PHRASE 绝好;最出色;无可匹敌
    If you say that something is tops or is the tops, you mean that it is better or more successful than anything else.
    1. Majorca and Ibiza are tops for holiday bargain-hunters in June…
       对于实惠型度假者来说，马略卡岛与伊维萨岛是 6 月份的绝好选择。
    2. The United States was tops in finance and services…
       美国在金融业与服务业方面无可匹敌。
    3. I thought it was the tops so I bought it.
       我认为再找不到比它更好的，所以就买下了。
20. PHRASE 大发脾气;勃然大怒
    If someone blows their top, they become very angry about something.
    1. He blew his top after airport officials refused to let him on a plane.
       机场工作人员拒绝让他登机之后，他勃然大怒。
21. PHRASE 出人头地;拔得头筹;占得上风
    If a person, organization, or country comes out on top, they are more successful than the others that they have been competing with.
    1. The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.
       脱颖而出的唯一途径就是采用一种不同的方法。
22. PHRASE 最高价格
    If someone pays top dollar for something, they pay the highest possible price for it.
    1. People will always pay top dollar for something exclusive.
       人们总是会为绝无仅有的东西付出高价。
    2. …a club frequented by top-dollar models and their movie star companions.
       身价最高的模特与她们的影星同伴经常光顾的俱乐部
23. PHRASE 从上到下;彻底地
    If you say that you clean, tidy, or examine something from top to bottom, you are emphasizing that you do it completely and thoroughly.
    1. She would clean the house from top to bottom.
       她会把房子彻底打扫一下。
24. PHRASE 从头到脚;全身;完全
    You can use from top to toe to emphasize that the whole of someone's body is covered or dressed in a particular thing or type of clothing.
    1. They were sensibly dressed from top to toe in rain gear.
       他们从头到脚都用雨具捂得严严实实，非常明智。
25. PHRASE 使愁苦；使沮丧
    When something gets on top of you, it makes you feel unhappy or depressed because it is very difficult or worrying, or because it involves more work than you can manage.
    1. Things have been getting on top of me lately.
       最近事情太多，压得我透不过气来。
26. PHRASE 不加思索地;来不及思索地
    If you say something off the top of your head, you say it without thinking about it much before you speak, especially because you do not have enough time.
    1. It was the best I could think of off the top of my head.
       这是我一时所能想到的最好的办法。
27. PHRASE 在上面;在顶上
    If one thing is on top of another, it is placed over it or on its highest part.
    1. ...the vacuum flask that was resting on top of the stove.
       放在炉子上的保温瓶
    2. …the fairy on top of the Christmas tree…
       圣诞树顶上的仙子
    3. Place the sliced pork fillet on top and pour a little sauce over it.
       把切成片的猪肉里脊放在上面，再往上浇点调味汁。
28. PHRASE 另外;加之;除…之外(还)
    You can use on top or on top of to indicate that a particular problem exists in addition to a number of other problems.
    1. A stepfamily faces all the problems that a normal family has, with a set of additional problems on top…
       再婚家庭会面临正常家庭的所有问题，外加一堆额外难题。
    2. An extra 700 jobs are being cut on top of the 2,000 that were lost last year.
       除了去年被裁掉的 2,000 个职位，还有700个岗位在裁撤中。
29. PHRASE 处于最高职位
    You say that someone is on top when they have reached the most important position in an organization or business.
    1. How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister?
       他是怎样在成为外交大臣以后的17年间保住最高职位的？
30. PHRASE 完全控制;完全掌握
    If you are on top of or get on top of something that you are doing, you are dealing with it successfully.
    1. ...the government's inability to get on top of the situation.
       政府无力掌控局势
31. PHRASE 非常幸福;心满意足
    If you say that you feel on top of the world, you are emphasizing that you feel extremely happy and healthy.
    1. Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world.
       生贾森前的两个月，她辞工回家，感觉无比幸福。
32. PHRASE 盖上
    If one thing is over the top of another, it is placed over it so that it is completely covering it.
    1. I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container...
       我在容器上盖了一片聚乙烯塑料薄膜，解决了这个问题。
    2. Stir the sauce and pour it over the top.
       搅拌调味汁，把它浇在上面。
33. PHRASE 夸张的;言过其实的
    You describe something as over the top when you think that it is exaggerated, and therefore unacceptable.
    1. The special effects are a bit over the top but I enjoyed it.
       特效有点夸张，但是我喜欢。
34. 除去…的两端
    If you top and tail fruit or vegetables such as French beans, you cut off the tops and the bottoms of them when you are preparing them to be eaten.
35. PHRASE (某行业中的)最高地位;事业的最高峰
    If you say that someone is at the top of the tree, you mean that they have reached the highest level in their career or profession.
    1. He sees himself going right to the top of the tree.
       他预见自己在同行中将无人可及。
36. PHRASE 声嘶力竭地;极大声地
    If you say something at the top of your voice, you say it very loudly.
    1. 'Stephen!' shouted Marcia at the top of her voice.
       “斯蒂芬！”马西娅放声大喊。
37. at the top of the heap → see: heap

1. I waited at the top of the stairs.
   我在楼梯顶端等着。
2. I can't reach the top shelf
   我够不着最上面的架子。
3. He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table.
   他挪到桌子另一端的空椅子上坐下。
4. Look at my new top.
   看看我的新上衣。
5. The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour.
   这些车辆最高时速为80公里。
6. We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top.
   我们从最底层开始，是一步一步奋斗到最高层的。
7. So you want to be a top model
   这么说，你想成为超级名模喽。
8. The United States will be at the top of the medal table
   美国将在奖牌榜上位列第一。
9. Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority
   清洁供水系统是他们的当务之急。
10. He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches
    他是世界杯比赛期间意大利队进球最多的球员。
11. It was the first time a Japanese manufacturer had topped the list for imported vehicles
    这是日本制造商初次占据进口车排行的首位。
12. Imports topped £ 10 billion last month
    上个月进口总额超过了100亿英镑。
13. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs
    他们最神圣的教堂屋顶镀了金。
14. How are you going to top that?
    你怎样超过那个？
15. Majorca and Ibiza are tops for holiday bargain-hunters in June
    对于实惠型度假者来说，马略卡岛与伊维萨岛是6月份的绝好选择。
16. He blew his top after airport officials refused to let him on a plane.
    机场工作人员拒绝让他登机之后，他勃然大怒。
17. The only way to come out on top is to adopt a different approach.
    脱颖而出的唯一途径就是采用一种不同的方法。
18. People will always pay top dollar for something exclusive.
    人们总是会为绝无仅有的东西付出高价。
19. She would clean the house from top to bottom.
    她会把房子彻底打扫一下。
20. They were sensibly dressed from top to toe in rain gear.
    他们从头到脚都用雨具捂得严严实实，非常明智。
21. Things have been getting on top of me lately.
    最近事情太多，压得我透不过气来。
22. It was the best I could think of off the top of my head.
    这是我一时所能想到的最好的办法。
23. the fairy on top of the Christmas tree
    圣诞树顶上的仙子
24. A stepfamily faces all the problems that a normal family has, with a set of additional problems on top
    再婚家庭会面临正常家庭的所有问题，外加一堆额外难题。
25. How does he stay on top, 17 years after becoming foreign minister?
    他是怎样在成为外交大臣以后的17年间保住最高职位的？
26. Two months before she gave birth to Jason she left work feeling on top of the world.
    生贾森前的两个月，她辞工回家，感觉无比幸福。
27. I have overcome this problem by placing a sheet of polythene over the top of the container
    我在容器上盖了一片聚乙烯塑料薄膜，解决了这个问题。
28. The special effects are a bit over the top but I enjoyed it.
    特效有点夸张，但是我喜欢。

top sth↔off (with sth)

1. 以…圆满结束；用…完成
   to complete sth successfully by doing or adding one final thing

top out (at sth)

1. （价格、速度等）达到顶点，到最高点
   if sth tops out at a particular price, speed, etc. it does not rise any higher

top sth↔up

1. 装满，注满（未满的容器）
   to fill a container that already has some liquid in it with more liquid
2. 补足；将…增加到所需的量
   to increase the amount of sth to the level you want or need
   1. He's at the top of his profession.
      他正处于事业的巅峰。
   2. She is determined to make it to the top (= achieve fame or success) .
      她决心要出人头地。
   3. They finished the season at the top of the league.
      他们打完这个赛季之后积分高居联赛的榜首。
   4. We have a lot of things to do, but packing is at the top of the list .
      我们有许多事情要做，但首先是打点行装。
   5. This decision came from the top.
      这个决定是由最高领导作出的。

top sb up

1. 给…的杯子斟满（饮料）
   to fill sb's glass or cup with sth more to drink
   1. I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
      我会和你在索普大街的尽头碰面。

n.

at the top of the tree

• （在行业、事业中）高居首位，处于顶峰
  in the highest position or rank in a profession or career

at the top of your voice

• 高声地；放声地；扯着喉咙地
  as loudly as possible
  1. She was screaming at the top of her voice.
     她在声嘶力竭地尖叫。

come out on top

• （在比赛或辩论中）名列前茅，先拔头筹
  to win a contest or an argument
  1. In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top.
     在大多数董事会议的辩论中，他往往占据上风。

from top to bottom

• 从上到下；彻底地
  going to every part of a place in a very thorough way
  1. We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
     我们把房子彻底打扫了一遍。

from top to toe

• 从头到脚；浑身上下；全部
  completely; all over
  1. She was dressed in green from top to toe.
     她从头到脚穿了一身绿。

get on top of sb

• 使吃不消；使应接不暇
  to be too much for sb to manage or deal with
  1. All this extra work is getting on top of him.
     这么多的额外工作快使他吃不消了。

get on top of sth

• 设法驾驭；处理
  to manage to control or deal with sth
  1. How will I ever get on top of all this work?
     我究竟怎样才处理得了这么多的工作？

off the top of your head

• 单凭猜测（或记忆）；信口地；不假思索地
  just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
  1. I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
     我一时想不起这个名字，不过我可以给你查一查。

on top

• 在上面；在顶部
  on the highest point or surface
  1. a cake with cream on top
     上面浇有奶油的蛋糕
  2. Stand on top and look down.
     站在顶上俯视。
  3. He's going bald on top (= on the top of his head) .
     他谢顶了。
• 处于领先地位；控制局面
  in a leading position or in control
  1. She remained on top for the rest of the match.
     在比赛的余下部分她一直领先。
• 另外；加之
  in addition
  1. Look, here's 30 dollars, and I'll buy you lunch on top.
     瞧，这是给你的30块钱，另外我还要给你买午餐。

on top of sth/sb

• 在…上面；在…上方；覆盖着
  on, over or covering sth/sb
  1. Books were piled on top of one another.
     书籍一本一本地摞在一起。
  2. Many people were crushed when the building collapsed on top of them.
     那座楼房倒塌时砸伤了下面许多人。
• 除…之外
  in addition to sth
  1. He gets commission on top of his salary.
     他除了薪金之外还拿佣金。
  2. On top of everything else, my car's been stolen.
     我所有的东西都被盗，连汽车也给偷走了。
• 紧挨着；与…紧靠着
  very close to sth/sb
  1. We were all living on top of each other in that tiny apartment.
     我们都挤着住在那套小小的公寓里。
• 控制着；掌握着
  in control of a situation
  1. Do you think he's really on top of his job?
     你认为他真的能做好他的工作吗？

on top of the world

• 欢天喜地；心满意足；非常自豪
  very happy or proud

over the top

• 过分；过火；过头
  done to an exaggerated degree and with too much effort
  1. His performance is completely over the top.
     他的表演完全过火了。
  2. an over-the-top reaction
     过头的反应

take sth from the top

• 从头再唱（或再奏等）
  to go back to the beginning of a song, piece of music, etc. and repeat it
  1. OK, everybody, let's take it from the top.
     好，咱们大家从头再唱一遍。

up top

• （指人的智力）头脑，脑子
  used to talk about a person's intelligence
  1. He hasn't got much up top (= he isn't very intelligent) .
     他没有多少脑子。

blow your top

• 大怒；暴跳如雷
  to get very angry

at the top/bottom of the heap

• 在（机构或社会的）顶层 / 底层
  high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society
  1. These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
     这些工人处在经济结构的底层。

(at the) bottom/top of the pile

• 处于无足轻重的 / 举足轻重的地位
  in the least/most important position in a group of people or things

thin on top

• 头发稀疏；谢顶
  without much hair on the head
  1. He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair) .
     他开始有点谢顶了。

v.

to top/cap it all

• 更有甚者；最糟糕的是
  used to introduce the final piece of information that is worse than the other bad things that you have just mentioned

top and tail sth

• 去掉（水果、蔬菜）的两端；砍掉…的两头
  to cut the top and bottom parts off fruit and vegetables to prepare them to be cooked or eaten

noun

1. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
   1. he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent
   2. they had the big top up in less than an hour

   Synonym:    circus tentbig topround top

2. a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
   1. he stared as she buttoned her top

3. covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
   1. he removed the top of the carton
   2. he couldn't get the top off of the bottle
   3. put the cover back on the kettle

   Synonym:    cover

4. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
   1. he got a bright red top and string for his birthday

   Synonym:    whirligigteetotumspinning top

5. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

6. the greatest possible intensity
   1. he screamed at the top of his lungs

7. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   1. the view from the peak was magnificent
   2. they clambered to the tip of Monadnock
   3. the region is a few molecules wide at the summit

   Synonym:    peakcrowncresttipsummit

8. the highest or uppermost side of anything
   1. put your books on top of the desk
   2. only the top side of the box was painted

   Synonym:    top sideupper sideupside

9. the upper part of anything
   1. the mower cuts off the tops of the grass
   2. the title should be written at the top of the first page

10. the highest level or degree attainable
    1. his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
    2. the artist's gifts are at their acme
    3. at the height of her career
    4. the peak of perfection
    5. summer was at its peak
    6. ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
    7. the summit of his ambition
    8. so many highest superlatives achieved by man
    9. at the top of his profession

    Synonym:    acmeheightelevationpeakpinnaclesummitsuperlativemeridiantiptop

11. the first half of an inning
    1. a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth

    Synonym:    top of the inning

verb

1. finish up or conclude
   1. They topped off their dinner with a cognac
   2. top the evening with champagne

   Synonym:    top off

2. be the culminating event
   1. The speech crowned the meeting

   Synonym:    crown

3. cut the top off
   1. top trees and bushes

   Synonym:    pinch

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

5. reach or ascend the top of
   1. The hikers topped the mountain just before noon

6. pass by, over, or under without making contact
   1. the balloon cleared the tree tops

   Synonym:    clear

7. provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
   1. the towers were topped with conical roofs

   Synonym:    top out

8. be superior or better than some standard
   1. She exceeded our expectations
   2. She topped her performance of last year

   Synonym:    exceedtranscendoversteppassgo past

9. be ahead of others
   1. she topped her class every year

   Synonym:    lead

10. be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
    1. A star tops the Christmas Tree