top (
http://definr.com/top)
adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf"
[syn:
top(a)] [ant:
bottom(a),
side(a)]
2: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his
arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head
librarian"; "top administrators" [syn:
arch(a),
boss(a),
chief(a),
head(a),
top(a)]
3: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn:
greatest]
4: ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the
foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
[syn:
first,
foremost,
top(a)]
n 1: 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"
2: the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books
on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was
painted" [syn:
top side,
upper side,
upside]
3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak
was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of
Monadnock" [syn:
peak,
crown,
crest,
tip,
summit]
4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at
bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
[syn:
top of the inning] [ant:
bottom]
5: 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 fame"; "the summit of his
ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man";
"at the top of his profession" [syn:
acme,
height,
elevation,
peak,
pinnacle,
summit,
superlative]
6: the greatest possible intensity: "he screamed at the top of
his lungs"
7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
8: 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" [syn:
whirligig,
teetotum, {spinning
top}]
9: 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" [syn:
cover]
10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the
shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she
buttoned her top"
11: 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" [syn:
circus tent,
big top,
round top]
v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations"; "She topped her
performance of last year" [syn:
exceed,
transcend,
overstep,
pass,
go past]
2: pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon
cleared the tree tops" [syn:
clear]
3: provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical
roofs"
4: strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool)
giving it a forward spin
5: cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn:
pinch]
6: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
[syn:
crown]