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top

adjective
  1. situated at the top or highest position
noun
  1. a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
    round top
  2. a garment, especially for women, that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
    “I buttoned my top.”
  3. covering for a hole, especially a hole in the top of a container
    “We removed the top of the carton.”
    cover
  4. a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
    “They got a bright red top and string to play with for their birthday.”
    whirligig
  5. platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
  6. the greatest possible intensity
    “I screamed at the top of my lungs.”
  7. the top or extreme point of something, usually a mountain or hill
    “After hiking all day, we were rewarded with the view from the top.”
    crest
  8. the highest or uppermost side of anything
    “put your books on top of the desk”
    top side
  9. the upper part of anything
    “the mower cuts off the tops of the grass”
  10. the highest level or degree attainable
    elevation
  11. the first half of an inning
    top of the inning
verb
  1. finish up or conclude
    “They topped off their dinner with a cognac”
    top off
  2. be the culminating event
    crown
  3. cut the top off
    “top trees and bushes”
    pinch
  4. strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
  5. reach or ascend the top of
    “The hikers topped the mountain just before noon”
  6. pass by, over, or under without making contact
    “the balloon cleared the tree tops”
    clear
  7. provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
    “the towers were topped with conical roofs”
    top out
  8. be superior or better than some standard
    pass
  9. be ahead of others
    lead
  10. be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
    “A star tops the Christmas Tree”