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The t__ thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.I can't reach the top shelf.Our new flat was on the top floor.A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin. nounThe top of something is its highest point or part.I waited at the top of the stairs....the picture at the top of the page.Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned.The bullet had entered the top part of the brain....the top corner of his newspaper.The top of something such as a bottle, jar, or tube is a cap, lid, or other device that fits or screws onto one end of it....the plastic tops from aerosol containers....a bottle top.The top of a street, garden, bed, or table is the end of it that is farthest away from where you usually enter it or from where you are....a little shop at the top of the street.He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table....the hill near the top end of the garden....the top corridor of the main building.A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt .Look at my new top.The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it.We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top....his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy....the man at the top.I need to have the top people in this company pull together.If someone is at the top of a table or league or is the top of the table or league, their performance is better than that of all the other people involved.The United States will be at the top of the medal table.Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent.He was the top student in physics.I usually came top in English.adjectiveThe top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.I can't reach the top shelf.Our new flat was on the top floor.A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin.You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement .The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour....a top-ranking Saudi officer.You can use top to say that you think something is excellent.For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh.You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity.So you want to be a top model.The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers.Those are some of the top stories in the news.You can use top to indicate that something is the first thing you are going to do, because you consider it to be the most important.Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority.On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda.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.He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches.As a political hero, the former Prime Minister was the top choice with 32 votes.verbTo top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else.Tourists from Southern Europe topped the list of visitors, representing 47 per cent of arrivals.So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority?If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount.Imports topped £10 billion last month.Vehicle sales in June topped last year's total by 22%.combining formIf something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part.The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs.To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks....the glass-topped table.If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one.How are you going to top that?adverbYou can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible .The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops.Be here in half an hour, tops.He reckons a hundred is tops. C1

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query	The t__ thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one.The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one. I can't reach the top shelf. Our new flat was on the top floor. A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin.
word	top
full-definition	noun The top of something is its highest point or part. I waited at the top of the stairs. ...the picture at the top of the page. Bake the biscuits for 20-25 minutes, until the tops are lightly browned. The bullet had entered the top part of the brain. ...the top corner of his newspaper. The top of something such as a bottle, jar, or tube is a cap, lid, or other device that fits or screws onto one end of it. ...the plastic tops from aerosol containers. ...a bottle top. The top of a street, garden, bed, or table is the end of it that is farthest away from where you usually enter it or from where you are. ...a little shop at the top of the street. He moved to the empty chair at the top of the table. ...the hill near the top end of the garden. ...the top corridor of the main building. A top is a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper half of your body, for example a blouse or shirt . Look at my new top. The top of an organization or career structure is the highest level in it. We started from the bottom and we had to work our way up to the top. ...his dramatic rise to the top of the military hierarchy. ...the man at the top. I need to have the top people in this company pull together. If someone is at the top of a table or league or is the top of the table or league, their performance is better than that of all the other people involved. The United States will be at the top of the medal table. Labour was top of the poll with forty-six percent. He was the top student in physics. I usually came top in English. adjective The top thing or layer in a series of things or layers is the highest one. I can't reach the top shelf. Our new flat was on the top floor. A plastic surgeon can remove the top layer of skin. You can use top to indicate that something or someone is at the highest level of a scale or measurement . The vehicles have a top speed of 80 kilometres per hour. ...a top-ranking Saudi officer. You can use top to say that you think something is excellent. For $50, the guests got three courses of top nosh. You can use top to describe the most important or famous people or things in a particular area of work or activity. So you want to be a top model. The President met this afternoon with his top military advisers. Those are some of the top stories in the news. You can use top to indicate that something is the first thing you are going to do, because you consider it to be the most important. Cleaning up the water supply is their top priority. On arrival, a six-course meal was top of the agenda. 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. He was Italy's top scorer during the World Cup matches. As a political hero, the former Prime Minister was the top choice with 32 votes. verb To top a list means to be mentioned or chosen more times than anyone or anything else. Tourists from Southern Europe topped the list of visitors, representing 47 per cent of arrivals. So what happens if the Socialists top the poll but fall short of an absolute majority? If something tops a particular amount, it is larger than that amount. Imports topped £10 billion last month. Vehicle sales in June topped last year's total by 22%. combining form If something is topped with something, it has that thing as its highest part. The holiest of their chapels are topped with gilded roofs. To serve, top the fish with the cooked leeks. ...the glass-topped table. If you top a story, remark, or action, you follow it with a better or more impressive one. How are you going to top that? adverb You can use tops after mentioning a quantity, to say that it is the maximum possible . The publisher expected the book to sell 1,500 copies, tops. Be here in half an hour, tops. He reckons a hundred is tops.
inflections	topstoppingtopped-topped
cefr-level	C1

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