top
top
1. verb To best or outshine someone in some pursuit. I don't think I can top Brian—I just can't run that fast. That story was crazy—how can I top it?
2. verb, slang To kill someone. Ray topped the informant, just as the boss told him to.
3. noun A usually circular toy with a top handle and a bottom point, on which it is balanced and then spun (to see how long it can stay spinning). Back in my day, we got toys like tops and yo-yos—none of these fancy dolls and video games!
4. noun A shirt. Can you answer the door? Someone's knocking and I haven't got a top on! No, I think I liked that purple top on you better.
5. noun In baseball and softball, the first half of an inning. It's the top of the ninth, and the Angels are winning 7-6.
6. noun In sexual activity between two men, the person who penetrates (and who is often viewed as dominant). If you're both tops, then what are you going to do in the bedroom?
top (oneself)
1. To commit suicide. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Did you hear that his father topped himself over the weekend?" B: "Yeah, I can't believe it. Everyone is still in shock."
2. To outdo or outperform one's previous effort(s) or achievement(s). Primarily heard in US. Wow, you've really topped yourself with these cupcakes, Stephen!
See also: top
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
top someone or something
to do or be better than someone or something. Ann has done very well, but I don't think she can top Jane. Do you think your car tops mine when it comes to gas mileage?
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
top
1. tv. to surpass someone or something. Can you top this one?
2. tv. to kill someone. Spike was gonna top Bart first.
3. n. the first half of a baseball inning. Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top half of the fourth.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
- (from) top to bottom
- (from) top to toe
- (one) can't top that
- (one's) elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
- (the) top of the line
- a kangaroo loose in the top paddock
- at the bottom/top of the pile/heap
- at the top of (one's) game
- at the top of (one's) lungs
- at the top of (one's) voice
- at the top of game
- at the top of lungs
- at the top of one's lungs
- at the top of the food chain
- at the top of the heap
- at the top of the hour
- at the top of the ladder
- at the top of the tree
- at the top of the/(one's) agenda
- at the top of voice
- at the top of your voice
- at top speed
- be (sitting) on top of the world
- be on top of (something)
- be over the top
- be thin on top
- be/get on top of something
- be/get thin on top
- be/go over the top
- big top
- blow (one's) top
- blow a fuse
- blow one’s top
- blow one's top
- blow one's top/stack/fuse, to
- blow your top
- brass hat
- can't beat that
- carrot-top
- cherry on top
- claw (one's) way to the top
- claw way to the top
- come on top of
- come on top of (something)
- come out on top
- elbow (one's) way to the top
- elevator doesn't go to the top floor, the
- feel on top of the world
- from head to toe
- from head/top to heels/toe/foot
- from the top
- from the top drawer
- from top to bottom
- from top to toe
- get on top of (one)
- get on top of (something)
- get on top of somebody
- get on top of you
- get thin on top
- get to the top
- get to the top (of something)
- go (straight) to the top
- go to the top
- have a few kangaroos loose in the top paddock
- have kangaroos in (one's)/the top paddock
- have kangaroos in the top paddock
- have kangaroos in your top paddock
- head the bill
- head/top the bill
- hit parade
- in the first/top flight
- in the top flight
- in top form
- keep on top
- keep on top of (someone or something)
- mop-top
- muffin top
- off the top of (one's) head
- off the top of head
- off the top of one's head
- off the top of your head
- on top
- on top of
- on top of (someone or something)
- on top of somebody/something
- on top of something
- on top of that
- on top of the world
- on top of the world, to be
- out of the top drawer
- over the top
- over the top, to go
- pay top dollar
- pay, earn, charge, etc. top dollar
- Pretty please with a cherry on top?
- Pretty please with sugar on top?
- push (someone or something) over the top
- put (someone or something) over the top
- put the top down
- put the top up
- ragtop
- rise to the top
- room at the top
- sleep like a log
- sleep like a log/top
- sleep like a log/top, to
- sleep like a top
- stay on top of
- stay on top of (someone or something)
- take it from the top
- the elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
- the first/top rung on the ladder
- the top brass
- the top dog
- the top five/ten/etc.
- the top flight
- the top of the heap
- the top of the hour
- the top of the ladder
- the top of the tree
- the top of the tree/ladder
- the top ten, twenty, etc.
- there is always room at the top
- thin on top
- to top it all (off)
- to top/cap/crown it all
- top
- top (oneself)
- top (something) with (something)
- top and tail
- top and tail something
- top banana
- top banana/dog
- top billing
- top brass
- top brass, the
- top dog
- top dollar
- top drawer
- top edge
- top gun
- top hand
- top hat
- top heavy
- top hole
- top it (all) off
- top notch
- top of mind
- top of the heap
- top of the morning (to you)
- top off
- top out
- top secret
- top story
- top the bill
- top up
- top whack
- top with
- top-drawer
- top-flight
- top-heavy
- top-notch
- top-shelf
- up top
- wooden top