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Idiom top someone or something Theme: WINNING to do or be better than someone or something. (Informal.)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?
Slang top Theme: EXCELLENCE tr. to surpass someone or something.Can you top this one?I'll try to top your joke. Theme: MURDER tr. to kill someone.Max was out to top Bruno.Bruno was gonna top Max first. Theme: SPORTS - BASEBALL n. the first half of a baseball inning.Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top half of the fourth.It's the third inning at the top; Wilbur's up.
top 1. adjective great; excellent US, 1935 2. noun 1 the dominant partner in a homosexual or sadomasochistic relationship US, 1961. 2 a maximum prison sentence US, 1968. 3 a first sergeant. Variants include 'topper' and 'tap kick' US, 1991.► be on topto be discovered in a criminal enterprise; to be arrested. Presumably from the exposed and conspicuous position that is normally meant by 'on top' UK, 1970.► over the topsaid of a score in pinball when the score exceeds the capacity of the scoring device and thus returns to zero US, 1977.► the top1. the beginning of something, often in the phrase 'from the top' UK, 1976.2. the northern parts of Australia AUSTRALIA, 1951 3. verb 1 to execute someone especially by hanging or beheading; hence, to kill someone UK, 1718. 2 to take the dominant, controlling role in a sado-masochistic relationship US, 1997.► top from the bottom; top from below(of a sexual submissive in a sadomasochistic relationship), to take, or attempt to take, the dominant, controlling role UK, 1996.► top the hills and pop the pillsused as a stock description of a trucker's work US, 1976.► top yourselfto commit suicide. A specific variant of TOP (to kill deliberately) UK, 1718
idiomtop► from top to toe —see from head to toe/foot► not have a lot (going on) up top —see not have much upstairs► on top of the world► sleep like a top —see sleep like a log/baby► the top of the treeblow your top/stackto get so angry about something that you lose control of what you are saying or doing:Bernie Slaven blew his top after being removed from the team. One day on set, I got so angry with John Huston that I just blew my stack and started hitting him.come out on topto win or succeed at something you were trying to do:Both sides played well, but Nottingham Forest came out on top with a three-two win.Don's very upset - it's the first time in his career he hasn't come out on top.go over the top BrEBrE(also go OTT)to do something in a way that is too extreme:I don't think he should be punished - he was defending his property, and just went over the top.The trouble with Tom is, he can't have fun without going over the top.The film hasn't even been released yet, but people are already going OTT with themed T-shirts, baseball caps, and even jewellery.be over the top: I don't think a £4.5 million transfer fee is over the top for Pallister - he's a very good player.go thin on top(also be thinning on top)used about a man who has lost a lot of hair from his head:If Steve Coppell is going a little thin on top, it's probably from watching his team's disastrous performance this season.Jake's grey hair was thinning on top, but he had a small ponytail at the back.let sth get on top of youspoken to feel upset by a difficult or unpleasant situation, or feel that you cannot deal with it:Don't let Fran's comments get on top of you - she's like that to everyone.She needs a rest, things have been getting on top of her recently.on top of sth1 in addition to other problems, so that a situation becomes even worse:The company plans to cut 20,000 jobs next year, this comes on top of the 65,000 it has lost since 1986.It was the lack of privacy on top of everything else that made me decide to leave the army.2 if you are on top of a problem, you are dealing with it and think you will soon be able to solve it:"Have you managed to find someone to fix the air conditioning?" "Yeah, I'm on top of that."The health service will never be able to get on top of the hospital waiting lists, because they keep introducing new operations, and anyway, people are living longer.push/put sb over the top AmEAmEto make someone more successful than other people, especially in a game or contest:Coach Fields has one last attempt to push the team over the top.What puts Bishop's show over the top is the fun he has putting it on.the top of the heap/pileused about the highest, most powerful, or richest positions in society, a company, an organization etc:Robert Maxwell was a self-made man who climbed his way up to the top of the heap.Microsoft has retained its position at the top of the pile with record sales this year.opposite the bottom of the heap/pile: O'Neill said he was concerned that most politicians did little to improve the lives of those at the bottom of the heap.the top of the tree BrEBrEthe highest position in a profession:To reach the very top of the tree, a print-maker must be known and appreciated by the Japanese.In golf, you can guarantee that the caddie will have worked as long and as hard as his player to get to the top of the tree.to top it all (off)spoken used before a statement to say that something is the last in a series of annoying, unpleasant, or funny events:Betty fell downstairs and broke her ankle, and then to top it all off got flu.Under the previous government, this country suffered rising inflation, excessive taxation, and to top it all, the poorest industrial relations in Europe. —see also to cap it all phrasetop[topped, topped, topping] top off 1. top off sth • top sth off to finish something that has been very successful or enjoyable by doing one last thing+ with We topped off the evening with a meal in one of my favourite restaurants.■ SIMILAR TO: round off2. to top it (all) off especially spoken used when you want to mention one final thing when you are talking about something, especially something very surprising: She spent the whole of our date talking about her previous boyfriends. Then to top if all off, she suggested we go and visit one of them!3. top off AmE if prices of something top off at a particular level, that is the most expensive price:+ at Tickets topped off at $75. A local beer is available, starting at $1.50 a glass and topping off at $6.75 a pitcher.4. top off sth • top off AmE to fill a partly empty container with liquid: Let me top off your drink.■ SIMILAR TO: top up BrE top out top out AmE if something tops out, it reaches the highest level possible: Monday's temperature should top out at 40 degrees. My car tops out at about 65 miles per hour. top up 1. top up sth • top sth up especially BrE to fill a partly empty container with liquid: I'll just top up the coffee pot.■ SIMILAR TO: top off sth AmE2. top up sth • top sb/sth up especially BrE to put more drink in someone's glass or cup to make it full again: Can I top up your beer? Do you want me to top you up?■ SIMILAR TO: top off AmEtop-up n C especially BrE if you give someone a top-up, you put more drink into their glass or cup to make it full again: Would you like a top-up?3. top up sth • top sth up BrE to increase the amount of something, especially the amount of money that you earn, so that it reaches the level you want: I took a job in the evenings to top up my income. You can increase your monthly payments if you want to top up your pension.
top1. 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 someone or somethingto 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? top1. 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. See:- (from) top to bottom
- (from) top to toe
- (the) top of the line
- 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
- 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
- push (someone or something) over the top
- put (someone or something) over the top
- 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 (one)self
- 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-notch
- top-shelf
- up top
- wooden top
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