Definitions for 'top':
Below, we have different definitions or meanings of the word top. These different definitions are grouped based on the different parts of speech. You will also find examples for every definition if available
Noun: Nouns are words that represent people, places, things, or ideas.
UK: /tɒp/
US: /tɑp/
Definition 1
The highest or uppermost part of something.
His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
Definition 2
A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
Definition 3
(heading) Someone who is eminent.
Definition 4
(BDSM) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
Definition 5
A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.
I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.
Definition 6
A top quark.
Definition 7
The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
Definition 8
(ropemaking) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
Definition 9
(sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
She sang at the top of her voice.
Definition 10
(wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
Definition 11
(obsolete, except in one sense of phrase on top of) Eve; verge; point.
Definition 12
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
Definition 13
(in the plural) Topboots.
Definition 14
A stroke on the top of the ball.
Definition 15
A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.
Definition 16
(in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
Verb: Verbs are action words that describe actions or states.
UK: /tɒp/
US: /tɑp/
Definition 1
To cover on the top or with a top.
I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.
Definition 2
To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.
Definition 3
To excel, to surpass, to beat.
Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.
Definition 4
To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.
Definition 5
To commit suicide.
Depression causes many people to top themselves.
Definition 6
To murder.
Definition 7
(BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom".
Definition 8
(gay sexuality) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
Definition 9
(gay sexuality) To anally penetrate.
Definition 10
To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
lofty ridges and topping mountains
Definition 11
To predominate.
topping passions
Definition 12
To excel; to rise above others.
Definition 13
To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
Definition 14
(dyeing) To cover with another dye.
to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening
Definition 15
To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
Definition 16
To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
Definition 17
(of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
Definition 18
To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
Definition 19
To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
Definition 20
To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
Adjective: Adjectives modify nouns to provide more information about them.
UK: /tɒp/
US: /tɑp/
Definition 1
Situated on the top of something.
Definition 2
Best; of the highest quality or rank.
She's in the top dance school.
Definition 3
Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
He's a top lawyer.
Adverb : Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs to provide more information about how something is done.
UK: /tɒp/
US: /tɑp/
Definition 1
Rated first.
She came top in her French exam.
Synonyms and Antonyms
Synonyms: dom, domme, overside, peak, summit
Antonyms: base, bottom, underside, bottom, sub
Synonyms: beat, best, better, exceed, kill, murder, slaughter, slay
Synonyms: first
