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top(noun)/tɒp/ /tɑːp/- the highest part or point of something
SEE ALSO rooftop
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/rooftop - She was standing at the top of the stairs.
- The title is right at the top of the page.
- Write your name at the top.
- He filled my glass to the top.
- We climbed to the very top of the hill.
- Snow was falling on the mountain tops.
- He was completely bald on the top of his head.
- I was out of breath when I reached the top.
- the top of the milk (= the cream that rises to the top of a bottle of milk)
- The wind was blowing in the tops of the trees.
- the upper flat surface of something
SEE ALSO desktop (2)
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/desktop#desktop_sng_1 - Can you polish the top of the table?
- a piece of clothing worn on the upper part of the body
SEE ALSO crop top
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crop-top - I need a top to go with this skirt.
- a tracksuit/bikini/pyjama top
- He was wearing a blue hooded top.
- She wore a pink skirt with a matching top.
- a thing that you put on the end of something to close it
- Where's the top of this pen?
- a bottle with a screw top
Extra Examples- He popped the top of a soda can.
- We used to collect milk bottle tops for charity.
- the highest or most important rank or position
- They finished the season at the top of the league.
- He's at the top of his profession.
- We have a lot of things to do, but packing is at the top of the list.
- The company needs to make a change at the top.
- She is determined to make it to the top (= achieve fame or success).
- He worked his way to the top in just a few short years.
- The album shot straight to the top of the charts.
- The issue has recently risen to the top of the agenda.
- I would not have gone into boxing if I didn't think I could reach the top.
- This decision came from the top.
Extra Examples- The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top.
- Pay was now at the top of the employees' agenda.
- the end of a street, table, etc. that is furthest away from you or from where you usually come to it
- I'll meet you at the top of Thorpe Street.
- the leaves of a plant that is grown mainly for its root
- Remove the green tops from the carrots.
- used after an amount of money, time, etc. to show that it is the highest, longest, etc. possible
- It couldn't have cost more than £50, tops.
- It'll take a couple of hours, tops.
- a person or thing of the best quality
- Among sports superstars she’s (the) tops.
- In the survey the Brits come out tops for humour.
- a child’s toy that turns round on a point when it is moved very quickly by hand or by a string
- She was so confused—her mind was spinning like a top.
- high up/low down in the structure of an organization or a society
- These workers are at the bottom of the economic heap.
- in the highest position or rank in a profession or career
- as loudly as possible
- She was screaming at the top of her voice.
- I was shouting at the top of my voice but she couldn't hear me.
- to get very angry
- in the least/most important position in a group of people or things
- It’s been 20 years since a British player was top of the pile.
- The government is doing little to help those on the bottom of the social pile.
- to win a contest or an argument
- In most boardroom disputes he tends to come out on top.
- going to every part of a place in a very careful way
- We cleaned the house from top to bottom.
- completely; all over
- She was dressed in green from top to toe.
- to be too much for somebody to manage or deal with
- All this extra work is getting on top of him.
- to manage to control or deal with something
- How will I ever get on top of all this work?
- just guessing or using your memory, without taking time to think carefully or check the facts
- I can't remember the name off the top of my head, but I can look it up for you.
- on the highest point or surface
- a cake with cream on top
- Stand on top and look down.
- in a leading position or in control
- She remained on top for the rest of the match.
- in addition
- Look, here's 30 dollars, and I'll buy you lunch on top.
- on, over or covering something/somebody
- Books were piled on top of one another.
- There was a vase on top of the bookcase.
- Many people were crushed when the building collapsed on top of them.
- in addition to something
- He gets commission on top of his salary.
- On top of everything else, my car's been stolen.
- very close to something/somebody
- We were all living on top of each other in that tiny apartment.
- in control of a situation
- Do you think he's really on top of his job?
- Work tends to pile up if I don’t keep on top of it.
- very happy or proud
- done with too much acting, emotion or effort
- His performance is completely over the top.
- an over-the-top reaction
- to go back to the beginning of a song, piece of music, etc. and repeat it
- OK, everybody, let's take it from the top.
- with little or no hair on the head
- He's starting to get a little thin on top (= he's losing his hair).
- He's going bald on top.
- used to talk about a person’s intelligence
- He hasn't got much up top (= he isn't very intelligent).
- It’s what’s up top (= how intelligent you are) that matters.
Word Origin- noun senses 1 to 9 late Old English topp (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch top ‘summit, crest’. noun sense 10 late Old English, of unknown origin.
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