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' exceed: be superior or better than some standard; 'She exceeded our expectations'; 'She topped her performance of last year' 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: 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' clear: pass by, over, or under without making contact; 'the balloon cleared the tree tops' the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; 'a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth' be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; 'A star tops the Christmas Tree' lead: be ahead of others; be the first; 'she topped her class every year' acme: 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'; '... ...the greatest possible intensity; 'he screamed at the top of his lungs' provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); 'the towers were topped with conical roofs' reach or ascend the top of; 'The hikers topped the mountain just before noon' platform surrounding the head of a lower mast strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin 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' cut the top off; 'top trees and bushes' 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 garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; 'he stared as she buttoned her top' crown: be the culminating event; 'The speech crowned the meeting' circus tent: 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' finish up or conclude; 'They topped off their dinner with a cognac'; 'top the evening with champagne' top(a): situated at the top or highest position; 'the top shelf'
A top, or spinning top, is a toy that can be spun on an axis, balancing on a point. The top is one of the oldest recognizable toys found on archaeological sites. Besides toys, tops have also historically been used for gambling and prophecy. ...
In BDSM, a top is a partner who takes the active, dominant role in sexual play (such as in flogging, bondage, servitude, humiliation). The top performs acts such as these upon the bottom.
In most Unix-like operating systems, the top command produces a frequently-updated list of processes. The processes are ordered by amount CPU usage, with only the 'top' CPU consumers shown. ...
The Top is a fictional character, a supervillain in the DC Universe. One of the earliest members of the Silver Age Flash's 'Rogues' Gallery', the character debuted in The Flash #122 (August 1961).
A top is clothing that covers the upper human body from the neck to the waistline, especially that of women. Tops are sometimes as short as mid-torso, and as long as mid-thigh. Men's tops are generally paired with trousers, and women's with pants or skirts. ...
On a traditional square rigged ship, the top is the platform at the upper end of each (lower) mast. This is not the masthead 'crow's nest' of the popular imagination - above the mainmast (for example) is the main-topmast, main-topgallant-mast and main-royal-mast, so that the top is actually ...
TOP is a brand of cigarette rolling papers distributed by Republic Tobacco Company of Glenview, Illinois. Republic Tobacco paid an undisclosed amount to acquire the brand from R. J. Reynolds in 1987.
A top is an event in technical analysis, where a security's market price reach a high, then a higher high, and then a lower high.
That part of an object furthest away in the opposite direction from that in which an unsupported object would fall; The part viewed, or intended to be viewed, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the uppermost visible objects; A lid, cap or cover of a container; A garment ...
A shot mistakenly hit with the bottom edge of the club, so that the ball is embedded in the ground before popping up, and in most cases traveling only a short distance.
The uppermost layer, or "front," of a quilt, which is usually intended to be seen.
A platform located atop a mast section.
The topside of the ball is struck with the blade of the club. The result usually consists of the ball rolling forward on the ground with much topspin.
a continuous strand of partially manufactured wool, which previously has been scoured, carded and combed; an intermediate stage in the process of worsted yarn
The first half of an inning.
A strand of longer fibers that have been straightened made parallel and separated from the shorter fibers by combing.
Slang for eleven. See railroad.
The patchwork of fabric meant to be on top of the quilt.
the end of the stack wherein the addition and deletion of elements occurs
A portion of a sock that has an elastic yarn running through it, giving it the ability to fit snugly and to recover its original shape and size immediately after removing.
To hit the ball above its centre. A shot that will dive downward and roll or hop on the ground rather than rise.
The highest point of contact between the displaced material and the main scarp.
The top width of the wetted cross section in the detailed output for the time step.
A program that collects past-due child support amounts from non-custodial parents through the interception of their federal income tax refund, or an administrative payment, such as federal retirement benefits. ...
1. (also "dub") when the bottom of the club contacts the ball above its center of gravity and the ball immediately hits the ground 2. the end of the backswing (where the hands are at their highest) Example: Nobody likes to top the ball. 2. John's club was laid off at the top of his swing.
In square-rigged ships, the platform at the lower mast heads to give additional spread to the topmast rigging, and to form a kind of gallery for riflemen in war ships. There are fore top, main top, and mizen top. To top is to raise one end of a boom or yard by the topping lifts. ...
A platform at the masthead of a ship whose purpose is to extend the topmanst shrouds so the give additional support to the topmast
The beginning, often synonymous with head.
The value corresponding to an agent on which no objects were successful, (so it was of top difficulty), or for an object which succeeded on every agent (so it was of top ability). An estimate of this value requires information or assertions beyond the current data.
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