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Jul 9, 2012 · Merriam-Webster unabridged. The meaning of TOP is the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown. How to use top in a sentence.
top noun (TOY) a toy that turns round and round when you move its handle up and down. the top. the most important position in a company, team, etc: At forty he was already at the top of his profession. at the top of your voice UK (US at the top of your lungs) shouting very loudly.
Top definition: the highest or loftiest point or part of anything on a slope; apex; summit. See examples of TOP used in a sentence.
The highest or uppermost part of something is its top, like the top rung of a ladder or the top bunk of a bunkbed. A top is also a lid, like the top of a soda bottle, an upper rank, like the top position at a law firm, and a child's spinning toy.
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.
Definition of top noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
the highest point, part, etc., of anything:the top of the mountain. a lid of a container. the highest or leading position:[usually singular]She's always ranked at the top of the class. the highest pitch or degree:[ countable * singular]shouting at the top of their voices.
in the least/most important position in a group of people or things It's been 20 years since an American player was top of the pile. come out on top. to win a contest or an argument In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top. from top to bottom.
top something to say or do something that is better, funnier, more impressive, etc. than something that somebody else has said or done in the past I'm afraid the other company has topped your offer (= offered more money) .
