the highest or uppermost part of anything

the most important or successful position

the part of a plant that is above ground

a thing that forms or covers the uppermost part of anything, esp a lid or cap

the highest degree or point

the most important person

the best or finest part of anything

the loudest or highest pitch (esp in the phrase top of one's voice)

the beginning

the highest card of a suit in a player's hand

a platform around the head of a lower mast of a sailing vessel, the edges of which serve to extend the topmast shrouds

the part of a volatile liquid mixture that distils first

a garment, esp for a woman, that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips

of, relating to, serving as, or situated on the top

excellent

to form a top on (something)

to remove the top of or from

to reach or pass the top of

to be at the top of

to exceed or surpass

to kill

to distil off (the most volatile part) from a liquid mixture

to add other colorants to (a dye) in order to modify the shade produced

a toy that is spun on its pointed base by a flick of the fingers, by pushing a handle at the top up and down, etc

anything that spins or whirls around