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top1 nountop2 adjectivetop3 verb
toptop1 /tɒp $ tɑːp/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR toptop1 highest part2 upper surface3 best position4 cover5 clothes6 be (at the) top of the list/agenda7 on top8 on top of something9 one on top of the other10 on top of somebody11 get on top of somebody12 come out on top13 on top of the world14 plant15 street/field etc16 the top of the milk17 the top of the table18 off the top of your head19 sing/shout at the top of your voice20 be at the top of your game21 from the top22 from top to bottom23 from top to toe24 the top and bottom of it25 not have much up top26 toy27 spin like a top
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINtop1
Origin:
1-25 Old English topp26-27 1000-1100 Origin unknown
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a dressing-table with a glass top
  • Boyd nervously tapped his pencil on the table top.
  • Cut the pineapples lengthwise, without removing the tops.
  • Put the top back on the bottle when you're finished.
  • The top of the mountain is covered with snow.
  • The top of the piano was covered with a lace cloth.
  • The tops of the trees swayed in the breeze.
  • The elevator will take you all the way to the top.
  • The skirt comes with a matching top.
  • There's a wonderful view from the top of the tower.
  • This jewellery box would be worth a lot of money if the top wasn't chipped.
  • We got the Christmas tree home by tying it to the top of the car.
  • When you paint, you should start at the top and work your way down.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • It's a long, but not hard, way to the top.
  • She looked at him over the top of her cup.
  • There are two styles to choose from: the traditional apex, shown here, and the flat pergola top.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
something that is put on or over something else to protect it, for example a piece of metal, plastic, or glass: · a manhole cover· the cover that goes over the barbecue
a layer of something, or a sheet of something, that covers something else: · There was light covering of snow on the ground.· The hard shell acts as a protective covering.· the cloth coverings on the altar
a cover for a container such as a pan or a box: · the lid of the box· a saucepan lid
the thing that you put on top of a bottle, tube, or pen, in order to prevent the liquid or other things inside from coming out: · I can’t find the cap for the pen.· Put the top back on the milk!· the cap that goes on the toothpaste
the top part that you put on top of a bottle of wine: · Can you take off the cork for me?
(also wrap especially American English) a sheet of paper, plastic etc that is put around something in order to cover or protect it: · John tore the wrapping off his presents.· The lamp was still in its wrapping.
a piece of paper or plastic that is put around something you buy, especially a small object: · Put the candy wrappers in your pocket.· He took the drinking straw out of its wrapper.
describing someone’s position in an organization
used about someone who has an important position in an organization. Senior can also be used about someone who has a higher position than you in an organization: · a senior executive· She’s a senior partner in a law firm.· She is senior to me.
[only before noun] used, especially in job titles, about someone who has the most important or one of the most important positions in an organization: · Carole is the company’s chief financial officer.· He’s the chief economist at Hangseng Bank.
[only before noun] used about someone who has a high position in an organization such as the government, the army, or the police: · high-ranking government officials· a high-ranking police officer
[only before noun] used about someone who is very good, important, or successful in their job: · a top lawyer· He’s one of the president’s top aides.· top diplomats
used about someone who has a low position in an organization. Junior can also be used about someone who has a lower position than you in an organization: · a junior clerk· a junior doctor· His role as naval officer was junior to Nelson.
[only before noun] an assistant manager, director, editor etc has a position just below a manager etc: · He’s an assistant professor of neurology at Harvard University.· She became assistant director at the Belgrade Theatre.
Longman Language Activatorthe top part of something
the top or highest part of something: · When you paint, you should start at the top and work your way down.top of: · The top of the mountain is covered with snow.· The tops of the trees swayed in the breeze.· There's a wonderful view from the top of the tower.tree-top/roof-top/hill-top etc: · I looked out over the roof-tops towards the mountains beyond.
the top of a mountain: · It took the climbers four hours to reach the summit.summit of: · In the distance we could see the snow-covered summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.· We took a small train to the summit of Pike's Peak.
especially written the top of a hill or wave: · There's a trail up there that follows the length of the crest.crest of: · When I reached the crest of the hill, I turned to look back.· In the distance we could see a small boat riding the crests of the waves.
at the top of something
on the top surface or highest point of something: · She brought me an enormous dish of ice cream with a bright red cherry on top.on top of: · The church stood on top of a hill.· On top of the cupboard was an old trunk, covered in dust.
on or near the top of something: · The vase has a small crack at the top.at the top of: · He was waiting for me at the top of the stairs.· Don't forget to write your name at the top of the test before you turn it in.
when something is nearest the top
· The books are on the top shelf.· Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.· We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
at the top above the lower part of something: · Several of her upper teeth were missing.· He already had a light growth of hair on his upper lip.· Most meteorites do not make it through Earth's upper atmosphere.
formal the topmost or uppermost part of something is the highest of all its parts, right at the top: · Human bones were found in the uppermost level of rock.· Janey went to the back of the house, sat on the topmost step, and wept.
to get angry
also get mad American · Mike gets very angry when he loses at tennis.get angry at · You have no right to get mad at me. It's not my fault.
to suddenly become angry, especially after you have been trying not to: · As the argument escalated, Mason lost his temper completely.lose your temper with: · You should never lose your temper with the students - it'll only make things worse.
also go mad British informal to suddenly become very angry: · My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.· "What happened when you told him you wrecked the car?" "Oh, he hit the roof."· Mom would go crazy if she found out you had started smoking.· I'm going to go nuts if that phone doesn't stop ringing.· When Tommy's new bike was stolen, he had a fit.
also go ape American informal to suddenly become very angry: · If my wife ever finds out about this, she'll go berserk.· Joe went ape when we tried to take the car keys away from him outside the bar.
British informal to start behaving and talking to people in an angry way, especially when other people think this is unreasonable: · She's the sort of boss who gets really stroppy if things aren't done her way.· Mel got a bit stroppy when the maitre d' put us at a table he didn't like.
very happy because something good has happened
· When she saw the new car, she was delighted.delighted about · His parents were absolutely delighted about the baby.delighted at · Andrea was delighted at the chance to go to the Bolshoi ballet.delighted to hear/see/learn/be etc · I was delighted to hear you were getting married.delighted (that) · We are delighted that the negotiations have been completed successfully.
very happy and excited about something that has happened: · You should go for a visit - my parents would be thrilled.thrilled with: · Louise is thrilled with the changes she has seen in her son's behavior.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the possibility of being sent to Europe.thrilled (that): · My mother's thrilled that the new house is so close to the park.thrilled to do something: · She was thrilled to have her picture taken with Mel Gibson.thrilled to bits (=very thrilled): · We were thrilled to bits when our daughter appeared on TV.
to feel extremely happy and confident because you are very successful or because something very good has happened to you: · Since the baby came Anna's been on top of the world.· After Mark got the promotion, he was sitting on top of the world.
British informal to be very happy about something good that has happened, especially something that makes you proud of yourself: · "How does it feel to have scored the winning goal?" "Over the moon, Brian."· When she discovered she'd got the job she was over the moon.
written very happy about something, especially a piece of good news: · Naturally I was overjoyed when I was offered the part in the play.overjoyed to see/hear/learn/be etc: · My parents were overjoyed to see my brother again.
extremely happy and excited about something: · The kids were ecstatic when we brought home the new video game system.ecstatic about/over: · Coggan said his clients were ecstatic about the judge's ruling.
use this about a crowd of people who are very happy about something, for example because they have won something: · The jubilant fans lifted the players up on their shoulders.
written very happy and excited for a short time, especially because you have achieved something that is important to you: · When I told her the news I thought she'd be elated.elated by/at/with: · Jeremy felt elated by this sudden and unexpected success.· Elated with the election victory, the crowd waved banners and chanted.
a group of people that are joyful are extremely happy, especially because they are celebrating a happy event - used especially in literature: · The streets of the city were filled with joyful crowds celebrating the New Year.· After their election victory, party members seemed positively joyful.
looking extremely happy: · He was radiant with excitement when he came off the stage.· She announced, with a radiant smile, that she was going to have a baby.
most important
· This was possibly the most important scientific discovery of the 20th century.· For Muslims, this is the most important day of the year.· If there is a fire, the most important thing is to get all the students out of the building immediately.
the most important thing, which needs to be dealt with before anything else or given more attention than anything else: · First, let's decide what our priorities are.· My main priority is get through all my exams.first/top/number one priority: · Safety has always been our number one priority.give priority to something (=decide that something is very important, and deal with it urgently): · The President promised to give priority to reducing unemployment.
something that is urgent must be dealt with or done as soon as possible, especially because something very bad could happen if it is not: · I've got one or two urgent letters to write.· Your sister's been calling -- I think it's urgent.· An international effort is required to cope with the urgent needs of the earthquake victims.
to be the most important and urgent of all the things that have to be done, especially by a government or company: · Getting inflation down is at the top of the agenda.· The government were reluctant to put equal pay for women anywhere near the top of the agenda.
if someone or something takes precedence over someone or something else, they are more important and need to be dealt with first: · Don't keep Mr Rawlings waiting, he takes precedence over any other client.· Once again, the leader's wishes have taken precedence over the students' demands.
: overriding need/concern/consideration etc the thing that is most important and must be dealt with before anything else: · The overriding need here is to end the civil war.· an overriding concern to secure business efficiency
more important than anything else: · The patients' wishes and needs are paramount and they must always come before our own.· While some musical ability is necessary, it is not the paramount concern.of paramount importance: · Public safety and security are matters of paramount importance.
extremely loud
a noise that is deafening is so loud that you cannot hear anything else: · Outside there was a deafening crash of thunder.· When she finished speaking, the applause was deafening.
if you play music or have the radio or television on at full volume or at full blast , it is as loud as it can be: · Joey was in his bedroom playing his CDs at full volume.· The radio was on at full blast, and everyone was dancing wildly.
British /at the top of your lungs American shouting as loudly as you can: · George ran after her, shouting, "Stop!" at the top of his lungs.
extremely loud: · thunderous applause: · The announcement was greeted with thunderous applause.
very high and loud, in a way that is painful or unpleasant to listen to: · Sammy put his fingers in his mouth and gave a piercing whistle.piercing shriek/scream/cry etc: · Maggie let out a piercing scream.
extremely loud, unpleasant, and almost painful to hear: · There was an ear-splitting roar as the jets took off.· The noise was ear-splitting as grenades landed all around us.
on or on top of something
on the surface of something: · Richard put the letter down on the table.· Neil Armstrong was the first person ever to set foot on the Moon.· There weren't enough chairs so I had to sit on the floor.· Four bottles of wine were standing on the shelf.
on the highest part of something tall: · On top of the church was a large illuminated cross.· The plane crashed on top of Sugarbush Mountain, in Vermont.one on top of the other (=in a pile): · Joey stacked the crates one on top of the other.
into a position on the surface of something: · Nancy walked onto the stage and took the microphone in her hand.· Spoon the mixture onto the top of the cake and spread it evenly.
on something and covering it: · There was a white sheet over the victim's body.· She wore a coat over her sweater.put/lay/throw something over something: · She put a blanket over the child's legs to keep him warm.all over (=on all parts of something): · He spilled beer all over my feet.· There were toys all over the floor.
to be in a high position in an organization, company, or list
to be in a high position in an organization, company or list: · He works for NASA, fairly high up.be high up in: · Her father's quite high up in the company.· The reporter's sources were apparently high up in the government.
to have a high position in a list or table of the most successful or best teams, records etc: be high in/on on: · Pele is high on the list of the world's best footballers.be high in: · U2's new record is high in the charts.
to have the highest position in an organization, company, or list: · Women at the top often have to work harder than men.be at the top of: · The prizes will be awarded to 600 students who graduate at the top of their class.· The issue is at the top of the agenda.
to be successful in your work
also be a success to earn a lot of money or to become well known and respected, because you do your job very well: · Five years ago he started his own business and now he's very successful.· I'm glad we appointed Cyril - he's proved to be a great success.· In order to be successful as a dancer, you need flair and stamina.· He's leaving the company, despite having been a big success as marketing manager.· People who are successful in their careers have found out what they like and do well.
to be successful in your job, especially because you work hard: · Gail seemed so anxious to do well, and she worked really hard.· When the players do well, I praise them -- but there are no rewards for coming second.· Neither of the kids was doing well in school.· Most of his tutors expected him to do well at Harvard.· My friend left college and went into law, and he's doing very well for himself.
to be successful in your job, especially because you have a very strong desire to succeed: · The people who get on are the ones who create their own opportunities.· My father's experience taught me a memorable lesson in how to get ahead.get on in life/the world: · You may not like having to agree with everything the boss says, but often that's the way to get on in life.· If you want to get ahead in this world, kid, never take 'no' for an answer.
informal to become successful, especially in the sports or entertainment business: · He was a talented football player and I knew he'd make it.· We've fought long and hard to get where we are, and we deserve to make it.make it big (=become very successful): · Many actors move to America, hoping to make it big in Hollywood.make it on your own (=without any help from anyone): · Get as much advice from colleagues as you can - it can be difficult trying to make it on your own.
to become successful in your job by doing it well and continuing to work at it for a fairly long time: · People who have had setbacks are often the ones who are really driven to succeed.· a strong desire to succeedsucceed as a teacher/actor/musician etc: · If you don't change your attitude, you will never succeed as a manager in this firm.succeed at: · My parents always told me I'd succeed at anything I chose to do.succeed in: · A lot of people doubted that I could succeed in business for myself.
to get better and better jobs in a company, organization, or profession so that eventually you have one of the most important jobs in it: · Those who rise to the top in advertising can expect to earn in excess of $100,000.· I think we all like to believe that if someone is made of the right stuff, they will rise to the top.· A consummate professional, he rose to the top of the most competitive organization in the country.
to work very hard in your job so that eventually you reach an important and high position: · While she was working her way up from dishwasher to chef, she was studying at night school to improve her grades. work your way up to the top: · He started two years ago as an admin assistant, and worked his way up to the top.
to be successful in your job so that people notice you and respect your ability, especially because of a particular piece of work you have done: · In his early twenties, Terry was the typical ambitious graduate, full of ideas and eager to make his mark.· She instantly made her mark with a series of award-winning ad campaigns for high-profile clients.
to gain more important and better paid jobs in your chosen area of work, especially by doing things that will get you noticed by more important people that you work with: · First, take a look at what you personally can do to advance your career.· In recent weeks, Janet has become aware that her colleague Alan has been using her to further his own career.
the outside part of an object
· The plant has light green leaves with silver marks on their upper surfaces.· When using glue, make sure both surfaces are completely clean.· Half-empty glasses covered every flat surface in the room.surface of · Exfoliators remove dead cells from the surface of your skin.work surface (=a surface for preparing food etc) · In a kitchen all work surfaces should be kept spotlessly clean.
one of the flat or upright surfaces of something such as a box, a piece of paper, or a shape with straight edges: · A cube has six sides.side of: · Please use both sides of the paper to write your answers.· The word FRAGILE was written on every side of the box in big, red letters.· I'll paint the other side of the fence after lunch.
one of the large steep sides of something such as a mountain, or one of the outside surfaces of a cube, a diamond etc: face of: · There were many unsuccessful attempts to climb the North Face of Mount Everest.· One of the faces of the cube has a line across it.cliff/rock face: · The cliff face was starting to crumble into the sea.
the flat upper surface of an object: · This jewellery box would be worth a lot of money if the top wasn't chipped.· a dressing-table with a glass toptop of: · The top of the piano was covered with a lace cloth.
to win an argument, fight, war, etc
to argue, fight etc more successfully than someone else: · The court case has been dragging on for months, and it's increasingly unlikely that she'll win.· I could never win an argument with my father.· Who won the first Civil War?win a victory: · This was the first of many victories won by women's rights campaigners.
informal to win something, especially something that other people are judging or deciding: · In a survey of customer preference, one model came consistently out on top.· In all action movies, the hero always comes out on top.
formal if an idea or way of doing something prevails , it is finally accepted as being better or more important than something else, especially after a lot of arguing: · Fortunately, in this case, common sense has prevailed.prevail over: · She seems to think that animal rights should prevail over everything else.
British to win by persuading people to accept a plan, proposal, or idea, especially after a lot of talking and arguing: · Anti-gun campaigners feel they have enough support to carry the day in tomorrow's vote.· His appeal to reason and common sense was what finally carried the day.
British to finally win an argument or political struggle, especially when this has been difficult - used especially in news reports: · On this occasion the strikers won the day and were given a pay increase of 20%.
WORD SETS
anorak, nounarm, nounascot, nounBabygro, nounbalaclava, nounbandanna, nounbaseball cap, nounbasque, nounbathing cap, nounbathing costume, nounbathing suit, nounbathing trunks, nounbathrobe, nounbath towel, nounbeachwear, nounbeading, nounbeanie, nounbearskin, nounbell-bottoms, nounbelt, nounbelted, adjectiveberet, nounbespoke, adjectivebib, nounbikini, nounblack-tie, adjectiveblazer, nounblouse, nounblue jeans, nounboa, nounbobble, nounbobble hat, nounbobby socks, nounbodice, nounbody, nounbody stocking, nounbody suit, nounboiler suit, nounbolero, nounbolo tie, nounbomber jacket, nounbonnet, nounboob tube, nounboot, nounbootee, nounbootlace, nounbottom, nounboxer shorts, nounbra, nounbraid, nounbrassiere, nounbreeches, nounbritches, nounbrogue, nounBurberry, business suit, nounbustle, nouncaftan, nouncagoule, nouncamiknickers, nouncamisole, nouncap, nouncape, nouncardigan, nouncare label, nouncarpet slipper, nouncassock, nouncast-offs, nouncasual, adjectivecat suit, nounchemise, nounchinos, nounchinstrap, nouncloak, nouncloche, nounclog, nouncloth cap, nouncoat, nouncoattails, nouncocked hat, nouncony, nouncoonskin, adjectivecope, nouncorset, nouncourt shoe, nouncouture, nouncowboy hat, nouncowl, nouncowl neck, nouncrew neck, nouncrinoline, nouncuff, nounculottes, nouncummerbund, nouncut, noundeck shoe, noundeerstalker, noundelicates, nounderby, noundicky, noundinner jacket, noundog collar, noundonkey jacket, noundouble-breasted, adjectivedoublet, noundrainpipe trousers, noundrawstring, noundress, noundressing gown, noundress shirt, noundress uniform, noundrip-dry, adjectivedry-clean, verbdry cleaner's, nounduffel coat, noundungarees, nounduster, nounearmuffs, nounelbow, nounensemble, nounespadrille, nounevening dress, nounfalsies, nounfashion, nounfashion show, nounfastener, nounfeather boa, nounfeathered, adjectivefez, nounfishnet stockings, nounfitting, nounfitting room, nounflannel, nounflannelette, nounflat, adjectiveflat cap, nounfleece, nounflip-flops, nounflipper, nounfloor-length, adjectiveflounce, nounflounced, adjectivefly, nounfootwear, nounformal, nounfox, nounfray, verbfrilly, adjectivefrock, nounfrock coat, nounfull, adjectivefull dress, nounfur, nounfuzz, noungabardine, noungaiter, noungaloshes, noungarment, noungarter, noungarter belt, noungather, verbgather, noungathering, noungauntlet, noungear, noungetup, noungirdle, nounglove, noungloved, adjectivegown, noungreatcoat, nounG-string, noungumboot, noungusset, noungym shoe, noungymslip, nounhaberdasher, nounhaberdashery, nounhalter, nounhand-me-down, nounhanger, nounhankie, nounhard-wearing, adjectivehat, nounhatpin, nounhatter, nounheadband, nounheaddress, nounheadscarf, nounhem, nounhem, verbhemline, nounhip pocket, nounhobnailed, adjectivehomburg, nounhooded, adjectivehook and eye, nounhose, nounhosiery, nounhot pants, nounhousecoat, nouninformal, adjectiveinsole, nouninstep, nouniron, nouniron, verbironing, nounjackboot, nounjacket, nounjammies, nounjeans, nounjerkin, nounjersey, nounJockey shorts, nounjockstrap, nounjodhpurs, nounjogging suit, nounjumper, nounjumpsuit, nounkaftan, nounkerchief, nounkhakis, nounkilt, nounkimono, nounknee breeches, nounknickerbockers, nounknickers, nounlace, nounlace-up, nounlapel, nounleg, nounleggings, nounleotard, nounlinen, nounloafer, nounloincloth, nounlong, adjectivelong johns, nounlounge suit, nounlow, adjectivelow-cut, adjectiveLycra, nounmac, nounmackintosh, nounmantle, nounmasquerade, nounmatinée jacket, nounmenswear, nounmilliner, nounmillinery, nounmini, nounminiskirt, nounmink, nounmitt, nounmitten, nounmob cap, nounmoccasin, nounmoleskin, nounmonogram, nounmoon boot, nounmorning coat, nounmorning dress, nounmorning suit, nounmourning, nounmuff, nounmuffler, nounmukluks, nounmule, nounmuu-muu, nounname-tape, nounnational costume, nounnational dress, nounneck, nounneckerchief, nounnecktie, nounnegligee, nounnightcap, nounnightclothes, nounnightdress, nounnightgown, nounnightie, nounnightshirt, nounnightwear, nounnon-iron, adjectiveoff-the-peg, adjectiveoilskin, nounone-piece, adjectiveopen, adjectiveopen-necked, adjectiveouterwear, nounoutfitter, nounoutsize, adjectiveoverall, nounovercoat, nounoverdressed, adjectiveovershoe, nounoxford, nounpadded, adjectivepanama hat, nounpanel, nounpantaloons, nounpanties, nounpants, nounpantyhose, nounparka, nounpatch, nounpatch, verbpatent leather, nounpeak, nounpencil skirt, nounpetticoat, nounpillbox, nounpinafore, nounpinny, nounpith helmet, nounpj's, nounplimsoll, nounplus fours, nounpolo neck, nounpolo shirt, nounponcho, nounpre-shrunk, adjectivepull-on, adjectivepullover, nounputtee, nounpyjamas, nounraglan, adjectiveraincoat, nounrainproof, adjectiveready-to-wear, adjectiveregalia, nounrevealing, adjectiverobe, nounrobed, adjectiverubber boot, nounruff, nounruffle, nounrun, verbrun, nounsable, nounsaddle shoe, nounsailor suit, nounsandal, nounsari, nounsarong, nounsartorial, adjectivesash, nounsatchel, nounscarf, nounschool tie, nounscoop neck, nounseamed, adjectiveseamless, adjectiveseparates, nounshawl, nounshell suit, nounshirt, nounshirtfront, nounshirt tail, nounshoe, nounshoehorn, nounshoelace, nounshoemaker, nounshoestring, nounshoulder, nounshoulder strap, nounshowerproof, adjectivesinglet, nounskin-tight, adjectiveskirt, nounskull cap, nounslicker, nounslingback, nounslip, nounslip-ons, nounslipper, nounsmock, nounsmoking jacket, nounsmuggling, nounsnap, nounsnappy, adjectivesneaker, nounsnowshoe, nounsnug, adjectivesock, nounsole, nounsole, verbsombrero, nounsou'wester, nounsox, nounsporran, nounsport coat, nounsport jacket, nounsports coat, nounsport shirt, nounsports jacket, nounsports shirt, nounsporty, adjectivestay, nounStetson, nounstiletto, nounstocking, nounstole, nounstone-washed, adjectivestraitjacket, nounstrip, nounstud, nounsuit, nounsundress, nounsun hat, nounsurplice, nounsuspender belt, nounsweatband, nounsweater, nounsweatpants, nounsweatshirt, nounsweat suit, nounswimming costume, nounswimming trunks, nounswimsuit, nounswimwear, nountailcoat, nountank top, nountee shirt, nounten-gallon hat, nounTerylene, nounthermal, adjectivethong, nounthree-piece suit, nountights, nountoga, nountop, nountopcoat, nountopee, nountop hat, nountopi, nountopper, nountracksuit, nountrain, nountrench coat, nountrilby, nountrousers, nountrouser suit, nounT-shirt, nountube top, nountuck, verbtuck, nountunic, nounturban, nounturtleneck, nountutu, nountuxedo, nountweed, nountwinset, nountwo-piece, adjectiveunderclothes, noununderdressed, adjectiveundergarment, noununderpants, nounundershirt, noununderwear, nounundies, noununiform, noununiformed, adjectiveunion suit, nounupper, nounveil, nounvelour, nounvelvet, nounvisor, nounvoluminous, adjectivewaist, nounwaistband, nounwaistcoat, nounwaistline, nounwardrobe, nounwashing, nounwaterproof, nounwear, nounwedding dress, nounwellie, nounwellington, nounwelly, nounwet-look, adjectivewet suit, nounwimple, nounwind breaker, nounwing collar, nounwingtip, nounwool, nounwoollen, adjectivewoollens, nounwoolly, adjectivewoolly, nounworsted, nounwrap, nounwrap-around, adjectivewrinkle, nounwristband, nounY-fronts, nounyoke, nounzoot suit, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 I filled the glass right to the top.
 The book I wanted was at the very top of the pile.
 We could just see the white cliff tops in the distance.
 Her fingers drummed on the table top.
 the groups that are currently at the top of the tree (=the highest position in a profession) in the pop world
 Has anyone seen my pen top?
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 a top-ranking tennis player
· Energy efficiency is top of the agenda.
 At the top of the stairs, she paused.
· The restaurant has won several top awards.· Their design won a major award at a Paris exhibition.
· Kids want to have Nike and Reebok and other top brands.
(=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
· He was wearing a white shirt with the top button undone.
· ‘Without You’ topped the British charts for five weeks.
(=put cheese on top of something)· Top the potatoes with grated cheese.
· There was a lovely view from the cliff top.
(=a very good one)· He’s one of America’s top coaches.
· The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.
(=a very good and famous fashion designer)· She always wore clothes by top designers.
· He opened the bottom drawer and got out a T-shirt.
· I gripped the top edge of the door and pulled myself up.
 top executives on high salaries
British English (=the highest gear)· Hamilton slipped effortlessly into top gear.
· Ted got the top grade in his A-level maths exam.
· He graduated in the top half of his law school class.
(=wearing a bowler hat, top hat etc) a bowler-hatted gentleman
· The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.
· Some inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.
· She sighed with relief when she reached the bottom of the ladder.
(=be the best or the worst team in a group)
 His bottom lip was swollen.
(=be the first thing in a list)· The novel topped the best-seller list.
· Her name was at the top of the list of students.
 So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.
 It is difficult to retain top management. a member of the senior management team
· Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops.
(also the summit of a mountain formal)· We climbed to the top of the mountain.
· Write your name at the top of the page.
 He balanced the plate on the top of a pile of books.
· Controlling spending is his top priority.
· The film won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
· He was a very highly respected man, at the top of his profession.
· Our chef uses only top quality ingredients.
 the bottom right-hand corner of the page
· His rise to the top of the Labour Party was effortless.
· At the top of the scale come the predators.
 He was Palace’s top scorer.
(=search all the rooms in a building)· They searched the house from top to bottom.
 Adam’s in the top set for maths.
 Put it back on the top shelf.
(=shout as loudly as possible)· 'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
(=the highest possible)· The car has a top speed of 132 mph.
 I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs.
(=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme)· The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
· The upper surface of the leaf is dull green.
 Even if you have the talent to take you to the top, there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.
 The car’s in tip-top condition.
(=in a very loud voice)· She shouted ‘Help!’ at the top of her voice.
 These agencies charge top whack for tickets.
 He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· The harshest critics would say that while top executives tried to manage the acquisitions, they forgot to run their companies.· Some companies prefer that their top executives have specialized backgrounds and hire individuals who are managers in other organizations.· For top executives, the discount can be as high as 30 percent or 40 percent.· A strong commitment from top executives.· He was giving a talk at a career-development seminar to top executives from his then-employer, who were evaluating his career potential.· Chief executive officers and other top executives often become members of the board of directors of one or more firms.· Money put into pay packages of top executives is not money spent on new capital equipment.· But the soaring incomes of top executives are not the major issue in the great productivity slowdown.
· Elizabeth had only been on the top floor once, at Rufus's invitation, to see his bedroom.· Take the apartment, up on the top floor of a smelly tenement on Prospect Avenue.· The display is housed on the top floor of the museum.· I knew that the top floor was vacant.· You have a house, and nobody lives on the top floor.· The party residence was on the top floor of a private house on Tinton.· He and his family lived in a three-story house near the Old Market, and they sublet the top floor to Langford.· It began as a rough-hewn two-room house whose top floor could be reached only by an outdoor staircase.
· The top level of a drive is called the Root.· Were the top level bamboos awash by the time we got to Miyako?· At the top level the games are very well handled.· Perched at the top level is one large unit.· Scores of less famous graduates ascended to the top levels of the financial and corporate worlds.· Women are generally educated, hut excluded from the top levels of decision making and power.· Co-workers have always been predominantly female, he promoted women to top levels from the get-go.· Do we have enough high-powered talent below the top level?
· In this interpretation, information specialists were functionaries who merely implemented the decisions of top management.· Observations about behavior in the top management group lend insight into their power relationships.· The privately-owned company also shook up its top management.· At the other extreme, you might distinguish only among top management, middle management, and the front lines.· Here you begin to know more about who and what carries clout beyond the top management.· Your task force should determine how best to include top management in the process.· In shaping your strategy, do not assume that top management commitment and buy-in are enough.· The fourth characteristic is that some of the feedback should come in the form of intangible but meaningful attention from top management.
· His top priority is survival, not the mandate for sweeping change his followers won in recent parliamentary elections.· Disability aside, one of her top priorities is to be a role model and mentor to aspiring radiologists.· The real lesson is that dieting should be taken seriously, for the health of the individual remains the top priority.· The President had given top priority to achieving a nuclear test-ban treaty and was despondent when he could not get it.· Slobodan Milosevic's top priority is a safer world for Slobodan Milosevic.· President Clinton has deemed education the top priority of his second term, and his budget reflects it.· We need to establish Food Force as a matter of top priority.· To keep campaign pledges to make education his top priority, Clinton wants two new middle-class tax breaks for college tuition.
· When you let the bike stretch its legs and try to hit its top speed it really goes!· Gilfil gallops twenty miles at top speed, his hopes renewed, but he finds her listless and unseeing.· Ultimate top speed will be limited by the lack of fairing.· He gunned the Budgie, and headed past the truck at top speed.· We are going along at top speed, because we are using all ours up just as fast as we can.· Well, the top speed will then be twenty meters per second.· Nevertheless, in compliance with the Combined Fleet order, the Force promptly headed toward the enemy at top speed.· The man she suspected of stealing her purse was running at top speed along the subway platform and up the stairs.
· This was adequate for secondary surfaces but the primary surface of the table top had to be treated very differently.· That table top was screaming with reflected light from a two-hundred-watt bulb overhead.· They don't actually remove pollutants; they cause the particles to settle on walls, floors, table tops and fabrics.· Green was frowning, turning a pencil end for end, over and over, on the table top.· Turn out on to a lightly floured table top and knead thoroughly until smooth.· Fitgerald said the process can also be used on counter tops and table top as well as in store display windows.· There were four groupings on the table top.· He presented these treasures plainly; without even a bowl of potpourri on a table top.
VERB
· Whether the Ipswich directors who watched him blow his top with the unwitting journalist believe that is debatable.· Lit came on the east stage and blew the top off Woodstock.· The wind was blowing over the top of Jinny's head, fluttering the loose, short hairs round her forehead.· By blowing over the top of the paper, you made the air above the slow moving air strip move faster.· It was unusual for Hauser to blow his top.· Then suddenly he blew his top while walking down the street one day.· It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence.· Then Nature blows her top, just to remind us.
· But one point must be noted: Elton John and John Major ranked top of many respondents' lists.· No Oregon State player ranks in the top 10 in the conference in any offensive category.· Post-abortion medical complications rank as the top reason for women's admission to hospital.· Five Pac-10 schools ranked among the top ten in the nation during the 1993-94 season.· Verio earned the number one spot among a ranking of the top 25 Web hosting companies.· Sorting through the nominees, this is how I rank the top moments in Kings history and why: 1.· It may not have been the most lucrative land scam in United States history, but it ranked somewhere near the top.· The state ranked fifth in the top five fastest growing states in the nation in terms of job growth.
· The alleys were steep and there were steps at intervals but there was a sense of achievement in reaching the top.· Some people will tell you to reach for the top.· As the action reaches the tops of the ramps, the check clears the wrestplank.· I reached in my top drawer for the telephone book and hauled it out.· She heard Rodo's voice again as they reached the top.· Time to reach the top, and time to enjoy the way there.· When he reached the top, a thunderous cheer went up.
· These curious drum-shaped clay objects characteristically have two perforations on one side and two or three stalks rising from the top.· All have risen to the top because leaders are made, and made by themselves.· The wax melted, and rose to the top.· Dole rose to the top of the Republican Party by unusual means: He repeatedly failed to win national office.· I followed the road as it rose up towards the top of the wolds.· Spaced evenly from the bottom up, concentric rings of black crow feathers rise to the top of the cairn.· Spread the top level and bake for 30-40 mins or until well risen and the top is golden brown.· It sort of migrated upward, like cream rising to the top.
· Cheryl's three words were hardly finished before Angela was racing back to the farmhouse shouting at the top of her voice.· These newcomers trotted through the streets-nobody seemed to walk anymore-waving papers, shouting at the top of their lungs.· Was he still rushing up and down stairs shouting at the top of his voice in case anyone had missed his presence?· He was too far away to hear, even if she shouted at the top of her voice.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • Dallas was on top by 15 points at halftime.
  • My hair's too long on top.
  • On top of the cupboard was an old trunk, covered in dust.
  • She brought me an enormous dish of ice cream with a bright red cherry on top.
  • Sprinkle some Parmesan on top and grill.
  • The church stood on top of a hill.
  • Allen slipped and fell and was stabbed three times in his left shoulder and once on top of his head.
  • Dry-fry the bacon, onion and mushrooms, then place on top of the cauliflower.
  • Human beings are the same: they're piled on top of one another.
  • The charge came on top of $ 200 million the firm already set aside in July.
  • The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.
  • Then spread the cream cheese-nut filling on top of the honey-butter.
  • Then they were lying against each other, on top of each other, inside each other.
  • They laid the mattress over her, then piled pillows and coats on top of that.
  • Banana trees dropped their rotting fruit, which lay one on top of the other, dying in layers.
  • He taught Callie that when she added, she should stack the numbers one on top of the other.
  • Soon our hands are together, perhaps one on top of the other, pointing to the words.
  • The flour-dusted man with the two coats, one on top of the other, ran a grocery store.
  • There were books piled on three shelves, one on top of the other.
  • Allen slipped and fell and was stabbed three times in his left shoulder and once on top of his head.
  • Dry-fry the bacon, onion and mushrooms, then place on top of the cauliflower.
  • Human beings are the same: they're piled on top of one another.
  • The charge came on top of $ 200 million the firm already set aside in July.
  • The weight of the air on top of the paper held it down with so much pressure that the stick broke.
  • Then spread the cream cheese-nut filling on top of the honey-butter.
  • Then they were lying against each other, on top of each other, inside each other.
  • They laid the mattress over her, then piled pillows and coats on top of that.
► get on top of somebody
  • In a survey of customer preference, one model came consistently out on top.
  • In all action movies, the hero always comes out on top.
  • Usually the team with the most talent comes out on top.
  • Anthony Courtney's warnings welled up again, coupled with a new determination to come out on top.
  • Both individuals should feel they come out on top.
  • But Tsongas turned those views around when he came out on top, beating rival Clinton in the New Hampshire primary.
  • But WindowWorks comes out on top.
  • The hero or heroine must ultimately come out on top.
  • While Gladiator came out on top, the contest was far from a shoo-in.
  • Yet, if they are in one, most men want to come out on top.
  • You could sum up the event by saying a batch of first-time nominees came out on top this year.
  • After winning the batting title, Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
  • In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
  • Noa was on top of the world.
  • Standing there, on top of the world, my tiredness vanished.
  • We are just sitting on top of the world.
  • We were, for a time, on top of the world.
► the top of the milk
  • In the top of the table clash, Wroxham defeated Wisbech 1-0 in front of the largest League crowd of the season, 1,011.
  • Llanidloes beat the rain and a determined Cound side by four wickets to move clear at the top of the table.
  • Malik's brilliant form took him to the top of the table for the tour with a total of 1,184 runs.
  • Sir John eased himself into his great chair at the top of the table and gloomily reflected on the past.
  • ""How old is Chris?" "I don't know off the top of my head."
  • "Do you remember her name?" "Not off the top of my head."
  • "How much is the house worth?" "Off the top of my head, I'd say it's worth maybe $160,000."
  • There are some good restaurants around here, but I can't tell you their names off the top of my head.
  • I keep doing stuff off the top of my head.
  • In my imagination, I can lift off the top of my head, just like a lid.
  • It was all off the top of my head.
► sing/shout at the top of your voice► be at the top of your game
  • All right. Once more from the top. Action!
  • Before you put the cake in the oven, measure how far the mixture is from the top of the pan.
  • Cut a slot in each tube l of the way down from the top of 0 the tube. 2.
  • Does this shrill din really emanate from the top Praga Khan and Jade 4U?
  • I was going to come charging down from the top of a sand-hill.
  • The missile has been thrown from the top of a cemetery wall.
  • Therefore, I had no doubt the right kinds of overarching principles were flowing from the top of the Honda hierarchy.
  • And we searched it from top to bottom.
  • Example 4 is a great lick for covering the whole fretboard from top to bottom.
  • He was immense, though still lodged from top to bottom within me.
  • Keep turning the carrot slightly and repeat the motion from top to bottom until you have removed all the peel.
  • Kirov took only a few more minutes to search the small studio from top to bottom.
  • Sassenach was created, the great buttress climbed, as it should be, direct from top to bottom.
  • The lineup appears to be strong from top to bottom, but all the players know Bagwell is the key component.
  • They can just be people who believe they ought to reshape society from top to bottom.
  • She became a CEO at 37, making it to the top quicker than anyone imagined.
  • But John and Veronica Saunders still make time to decorate their home from top to toe.
  • When the body was naked, it was X-rayed from top to toe.
► the top and bottom of it► not have much up top
  • And then the Alouette was spinning like a top and curving off over the Aegean.
  • Obviously, any knock could send her mind spinning like a top.
  • Improving education is at the top of the mayor's agenda.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody top/star billing
  • My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.
  • I used to get so angry on the set that one day I just blew my top and hit John Huston.
  • It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence.
  • It was unusual for Hauser to blow his top.
  • Striker Slaven blew his top after being axed from the side which grabbed a draw at Bristol City in midweek.
  • Then Nature blows her top, just to remind us.
  • Then suddenly he blew his top while walking down the street one day.
  • Tristan last blew its stack in 1961, forcing a complete evacuation.
  • Whether the Ipswich directors who watched him blow his top with the unwitting journalist believe that is debatable.
► chart-topping record/group/hit etc
  • As the system empties, open all the radiator air vents, working from the top downwards until the system is empty.
  • All the big guns are through to the semi-finals as expected.
  • He won't be the last big gun brought out in the battle for Stockton South.
  • In Houston, many of the big gun shops have opted to police themselves.
  • In part two: Showdown: Soccer's big guns prepare for a shootout.
  • Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time.
  • There was a tank with a big gun on it.
  • They leaned into their big guns, shoulders twitching.
► at the top/bottom of the heap
  • You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
  • You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
  • Almost all the poor performers were to be found in the economically-disadvantaged regions.
  • Both Cisco and Stratacom are among the top performers on Wall Street.
  • But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.
  • Deals are also being offered to companies as alternative incentive perks to top performers.
  • He chose an all-or-nothing strategy to put himself in the top performers in the Great Grain Challenge.
  • It took me seven months to really understand that I have an individual who is a good performer.
  • Strasser pointed to the construction, cable, chemical, tire and engineering industries as the likely best performers this year.
  • The poorer performers tend to die; the better ones, to reproduce.
  • A new professionalism has gripped Maranello and falling from the top of the pile is not an option.
  • He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile.
  • I shall begin this evening at the top of the pile and plunge straight through to the bottom.
  • Koontz continues to challenge Stephen King at the top of the pile.
  • Returning to the top of the pile, she began to read the Sunday Times story.
  • She drew it out and placed it on the top of the pile.
► shoot to number one/to the top of the charts etc► be top banana
  • Accelerate smartly so that you can get into top gear as quickly as possible.
  • It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice.
  • Meanwhile Pistol Packer was getting into top gear on the stands side, and Caro and Arlequino were not done with.
  • In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivetoptoplesstopmostnountoptoppingverbtopadverbtops
1highest part the highest part of something OPP  bottomtop of The tops of the mountains were still covered with snow. She could only just see over the tops of their heads.at the top (of something) He was standing at the top of the stairs. We’ll sit down once we’re at the top. Write your name at the top of the page.to the top (of something) Stop and wait for us when you get to the top of the slope. I filled the glass right to the top. The book I wanted was at the very top of the pile.cliff top/mountaintop/hilltop/treetop We could just see the white cliff tops in the distance.2upper surface the flat upper surface of an object:  a low wooden table with a glass toptop of We walked along the top of the ancient city walls.on (the) top of something She put the papers down on the top of the piano. Her fingers drummed on the table top.3best position the top the best, most successful, or most important position in an organization, company, or profession OPP  bottomtop of He has reached the top of his profession.at the top (of something) It’s the people at the top who make the decisions.to the top (of something) All young footballers dream of making it to the top. the groups that are currently at the top of the tree (=the highest position in a profession) in the pop world4cover something that you put on or over an object to cover it, protect it, or prevent liquid coming out of it:  I can’t get the top off the jar. You’ve left the top off the toothpaste again! Can you put the top back on the bottle when you’ve finished with it?bottle top/pen top etc Has anyone seen my pen top?5clothes a piece of clothing that you wear on the upper part of your body:  She was wearing a stripy knitted top. a skirt with a matching top a bikini top I can’t find my pyjama top.6be (at the) top of the list/agenda something that is at the top of a list will be dealt with or discussed first:  Europe is once again at the top of the political agenda.7on top a)on the highest part or surface of something:  The cake was a bit burnt on top. a high roof with a chimney on top b)on the highest part of your head:  Can you cut it quite short on top, please. c)winning in a game or competition:  After the first set, the Australian was comfortably on top.8on top of something a)on the highest surface of something:  There should be an envelope on top of the fridge. b)in complete control of a situation:  Don’t worry; I’m back on top of things now. I should be more on top of my work next week. c)if something bad happens to you on top of something else, it happens when you have other problems:  On top of everything else, I now have to go to work next Saturday!9one on top of the other (also on top of one another) in a pile:  We stacked the crates one on top of the other.10on top of somebody if something dangerous or threatening is on top of you, it is very near you:  The truck was almost on top of us.11get on top of somebody if your work or a problem gets on top of you, it begins to make you feel unhappy and upset:  Things are starting to get on top of him.12come out on top to win a difficult struggle or argument, especially one that has continued for a long time:  It’s difficult to predict who will come out on top.13on top of the world informal extremely happy:  When I heard she’d been released I felt on top of the world!14plant the part of a fruit or vegetable where it was attached to the plant, or the leaves of a plant whose root you can eat:  Cut the tops off the tomatoes. I’ve found a recipe for beetroot tops.15street/field etc the part of the street or of a piece of land that is the furthest away from you:  I waited at the top of East Street.16the top of the milk British English the cream that rises to the top of a bottle of milk17the top of the table the part of a long dinner table where the most important people sit18off the top of your head informal if you say something off the top of your head, you say it immediately, without thinking carefully about it or checking the facts:  Just off the top of my head, I’d say there were about 50.19sing/shout at the top of your voice to sing or shout as loudly as you can:  Angela ran out of the house, shouting at the top of her voice.20be at the top of your game (also be on top of your game) to be doing your job, especially playing a sport, very well21from the top spoken an expression meaning from the beginning, used especially in the theatre:  Right, let’s take it from the top once more.22from top to bottom if you clean or search somewhere from top to bottom, you do it very thoroughly:  The whole house needs cleaning from top to bottom.23from top to toe if a person is dressed or covered in something from top to toe, they are completely dressed or covered in it:  They were covered in mud from top to toe.24the top and bottom of it British English spoken the general result or meaning of a situation, expressed in a few words:  He’s trying to embarrass you, that’s the top and bottom of it.25not have much up top British English spoken to be not very intelligent:  Poor Nigel, he doesn’t have very much up top.26toy a child’s toy that spins around on its point when you twist it27spin like a top to spin or turn round very quickly:  The impact of the blow sent me spinning like a top. → tops
top1 nountop2 adjectivetop3 verb
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Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • top quality beef
  • a top fashion designer
  • Carlson is our top salesman.
  • He is definitely one of the world's top golfers.
  • It's Hyundai's fastest car yet, with a top speed of 121 mph.
  • My keys are in the top drawer.
  • Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.
  • Sue is in the top 10% of her class.
  • the top left-hand corner of the page
  • The top price paid was $1,200,000 for a print by Degas.
  • The books are on the top shelf.
  • The President met with top Korean businessmen.
  • The prize is to have your hair done at a top New York salon.
  • We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
  • You have some peanut butter on your top lip.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But others say a top job here is more likely.
  • In addition, a listing is given of the companies in the top 50 of the Index which have offended in each category.
  • It narrowly beat much bigger rival and fellow supermarkets group J Sainsbury to the top slot, and outshone Tesco.
  • Miss Vesta Tilley is the top act.
  • On leaving office he argued that the top level of the civil service needed an injection of fresh blood.
  • She doubted she would be quick enough to retreat to the top floor if that happened.
  • Spare house and garage keys in the top right hand drawer of Charles's desk.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe top part of something
the top or highest part of something: · When you paint, you should start at the top and work your way down.top of: · The top of the mountain is covered with snow.· The tops of the trees swayed in the breeze.· There's a wonderful view from the top of the tower.tree-top/roof-top/hill-top etc: · I looked out over the roof-tops towards the mountains beyond.
the top of a mountain: · It took the climbers four hours to reach the summit.summit of: · In the distance we could see the snow-covered summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.· We took a small train to the summit of Pike's Peak.
especially written the top of a hill or wave: · There's a trail up there that follows the length of the crest.crest of: · When I reached the crest of the hill, I turned to look back.· In the distance we could see a small boat riding the crests of the waves.
at the top of something
on the top surface or highest point of something: · She brought me an enormous dish of ice cream with a bright red cherry on top.on top of: · The church stood on top of a hill.· On top of the cupboard was an old trunk, covered in dust.
on or near the top of something: · The vase has a small crack at the top.at the top of: · He was waiting for me at the top of the stairs.· Don't forget to write your name at the top of the test before you turn it in.
when something is nearest the top
· The books are on the top shelf.· Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.· We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
at the top above the lower part of something: · Several of her upper teeth were missing.· He already had a light growth of hair on his upper lip.· Most meteorites do not make it through Earth's upper atmosphere.
formal the topmost or uppermost part of something is the highest of all its parts, right at the top: · Human bones were found in the uppermost level of rock.· Janey went to the back of the house, sat on the topmost step, and wept.
better than all others
better than anything or anyone else: · The best ice cream in the world is made in Italy.· What's the best way to cook sweet potatoes?by far the best/easily the best (=much better than any others): · It was by far the best vacation I've ever had.somebody's best: · I've read most of his books, but 'Mosquito Coast' is easily his best.
the best and most important that there has ever been: · New Yorkers think they live in the greatest city on earth.· Picasso is generally regarded as the greatest artist of the 20th century.· Gorbachev's greatest achievement was ending the Cold War.
the best and highest quality, or the best and most skilful: · Hemingway was the finest American writer of his generation.· The Silver Pavilion is one of the finest examples of Japanese architecture.· Many people regard Beethoven's Fifth Symphony as his finest work.· The gallery's collection of early Impressionist paintings is one of the world's finest.
the best and most suitable: · The ideal candidate will have a degree and at least two years' experience.· I'm afraid the accommodation here is far from ideal.ideal for: · The conditions are ideal for a day's skiing.ideal for doing something: · The town makes an ideal base for exploring the surrounding countryside.
the most skilful, most successful, and most famous: · He is definitely one of the world's top golfers.· The prize is to have your hair done at a top New York salon.
the person who is most successful in their company or in the type of work that they do: · For three years, he was the company's number one salesman.· Sweden's number one model has married American actor Tommy Haines.
: the place/shop/person/authority etc use this to say that something is the best one of its kind. Pronounce it as 'thee' instead of 'thuh': · Manhattan's East Village is the place for exciting nightlife.· Our guest speaker today is the authority on Chinese politics.
the ultimate person or thing is the very best of their type that there has ever been, and it is hard to believe that anything could ever be better: · Monroe was the ultimate Hollywood movie star.· For many people, the Rolling Stones will always be the world's ultimate rock and roll band.the ultimate in: · Our first-class passengers enjoy the ultimate in luxury and service.
the best that can be achieved or the best for a particular purpose - used especially in scientific contexts: · The optimum temperature for producing steel is around 1200C.
the definitive description, study etc is considered to be the best and cannot be improved - use this about a book or piece of work that is the best of its kind: · Griffin is the author of the definitive travel guide 'France at Your Fingertips'.· This may be the definitive book on the Scarlatti trial.· Many people regard it as the definitive interpretation of 'War and Peace'.
formal if something is unsurpassed , nothing else has ever been better - use this about qualities or achievements: · His genius as a dramatist is unsurpassed.· Venice is a city of unsurpassed beauty.
: a record-breaking result, temperature, time etc is the highest, largest, fastest etc that has ever been achieved: · A record-breaking five hundred thousand people attended the festival. · Record-breaking temperatures are being forecast for the weekend.
when you do something better than you have ever done before
when you are at your best you are performing at your highest level of skill: · At his best, he's one of the most exciting tennis players in the world.· This recording captures Grappelli at his very best.
British /be in top form American if someone who is good at doing something is on top form , they are doing it as well as they can: · "Sue gave a really good speech last night.'' "Yes, she was on top form.''· If the Yankees are in top form there is no one that can beat them.
if someone, especially a sports person, is at their peak , they are at the time in their life when they are playing best, running best etc: · Long-distance runners are usually at their peak in their mid-30s.· When he was at his peak, Nicklaus was one of the best golfers there has ever been.
if someone such as a great writer or musician is at the height of their powers , they are doing the best work of their whole life: · When Orwell wrote 'Animal Farm', he was at the height of his powers.· The film shows Jimi Hendrix, at the height of his powers, giving a brilliant version of 'All Along the Watchtower'.
moving or travelling fast
· Don't drive so fast - there's ice on the road.· The new fighter aircraft flies almost twice as fast as the old one.· She walked faster and faster, then started to run.as fast as you can · He ran home as fast as he could.
spoken use this to tell someone to come or go somewhere quickly: · Come quick, your brother's on TV.· You'll have to walk quicker than that if you want to keep up with me.
written moving fast with a continuous, flowing movement - used especially in literature: · The horses ran along the track at a swift trot.· We had to steer our ship through the swift currents of the Bering Straits.
moving or working very fast - use this about cars, trains, machines etc: · Two cars raced past him at high speed.· a metal disk revolving at high speed
if a vehicle moves at top speed , it moves as fast as it can go - use this especially when a situation is urgent and someone has to get somewhere very fast: · They headed east at top speed in pursuit of the enemy ship.· At top speed, the Pave Hawk helicopter can travel 221 miles per hour.
travelling dangerously fast: · It took us an hour to get there, driving at breakneck speed.· Jenny stepped onto her skis and sped off at breakneck speed down the glistening, white mountain.
at the fastest speed possible when using all the strength or power there is: · Going flat out, the BMW 325 will reach a speed of 140 miles per hour.· The exercise involved running flat out for two minutes and then resting for one minute.
moving extremely fast, often with a single sudden movement: · Somewhere a dog barked and, like lightning, the cat darted into some bushes.· Her foot slipped on the smooth tiles but Mitch moved like lightning and caught her before she fell.
formal if a car or train is travelling at speed , it is travelling fast: · The train was already travelling at speed when she tried to open the carriage door.
the largest amount possible
the maximum amount of something is the largest amount that is possible or allowed: · Travelling at its maximum speed of 186 mph, the train reached Paris in less than two hours.· We want our message to reach the maximum number of people.· Both men are facing a maximum penalty of a year in jail.· We'll show you how to arrange the furniture in your office to make maximum use of the space available.
the largest amount that is possible: · I'm afraid £500 is the most I can offer you.· The most you can hope to achieve is a 10% increase in production.
a top speed, price, salary etc is the highest speed, price etc that is possible or is paid: · It's Hyundai's fastest car yet, with a top speed of 121 mph.· The top price paid was $1,200,000 for a print by Degas.
someone who has a high position
a senior manager, official etc is one who has an important position in an organization or company: · He's a senior executive at Volkswagen.· a job in senior management· one of the country's most senior judges
: top manager/lawyer/executive etc someone who has one of the most powerful jobs in business, or one of the most important jobs in a profession: · The President met with top Korean businessmen.· a top fashion designer
: a high-ranking officer/official/member etc someone who has a high position in an organization like the police or army, or in a government department, but not in business: · A high-ranking State Department official was accused of selling secret information.· a high-ranking officer in the air force
: head waiter/chef/coach etc the most important waiter etc, who is in charge of the others: · Don Shula became the youngest head coach in NFL history.· The head counsellor commented that substance abuse was pervasive at the school.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 We have a flat on the top floor of the building.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 a top-ranking tennis player
· Energy efficiency is top of the agenda.
 At the top of the stairs, she paused.
· The restaurant has won several top awards.· Their design won a major award at a Paris exhibition.
· Kids want to have Nike and Reebok and other top brands.
(=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
· He was wearing a white shirt with the top button undone.
· ‘Without You’ topped the British charts for five weeks.
(=put cheese on top of something)· Top the potatoes with grated cheese.
· There was a lovely view from the cliff top.
(=a very good one)· He’s one of America’s top coaches.
· The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.
(=a very good and famous fashion designer)· She always wore clothes by top designers.
· He opened the bottom drawer and got out a T-shirt.
· I gripped the top edge of the door and pulled myself up.
 top executives on high salaries
British English (=the highest gear)· Hamilton slipped effortlessly into top gear.
· Ted got the top grade in his A-level maths exam.
· He graduated in the top half of his law school class.
(=wearing a bowler hat, top hat etc) a bowler-hatted gentleman
· The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.
· Some inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.
· She sighed with relief when she reached the bottom of the ladder.
(=be the best or the worst team in a group)
 His bottom lip was swollen.
(=be the first thing in a list)· The novel topped the best-seller list.
· Her name was at the top of the list of students.
 So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.
 It is difficult to retain top management. a member of the senior management team
· Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops.
(also the summit of a mountain formal)· We climbed to the top of the mountain.
· Write your name at the top of the page.
 He balanced the plate on the top of a pile of books.
· Controlling spending is his top priority.
· The film won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
· He was a very highly respected man, at the top of his profession.
· Our chef uses only top quality ingredients.
 the bottom right-hand corner of the page
· His rise to the top of the Labour Party was effortless.
· At the top of the scale come the predators.
 He was Palace’s top scorer.
(=search all the rooms in a building)· They searched the house from top to bottom.
 Adam’s in the top set for maths.
 Put it back on the top shelf.
(=shout as loudly as possible)· 'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
(=the highest possible)· The car has a top speed of 132 mph.
 I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs.
(=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme)· The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
· The upper surface of the leaf is dull green.
 Even if you have the talent to take you to the top, there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.
 The car’s in tip-top condition.
(=in a very loud voice)· She shouted ‘Help!’ at the top of her voice.
 These agencies charge top whack for tickets.
 He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· More recently, this was made into a luxury hotel for the top brass of the Communist world.· I thought it was military to allow the top brass at home a more direct control.· Have you told the top brass yet?· Would this be because she had something to hide, he wondered, or was she inhibited by her clerical top brass.· It was now necessary to give Klepner visibility in front of Cocello and the top brass.· The only way you kept the top brass in line, reminded them who was the boss.· He saw the top brass one after the other and noted down his reactions and observations.· Yesterday we escorted the couple from their Paris hideaway and handed them over to Forces top brass in Colchester, Essex.
· At 14 he is already one of the top class two boccia players.· Zoe Nesbitt was a top class rider who dreamed of becoming an equestrian star.· Their top class operation was recognised recently with first place in northern region's quarterly audit checks.· Stewart rates Gascoigne and Beardsley as the top class acts of the hundreds he appeared with at club level.· Catalogue number is; it comes in a booklet style case with top class notes and design.· I think that a horse has to be a minimum of 7/8 bred now to become a top class event horse.· There's also a superb tennis centre where top class coaches can help you to club championship winning form.· Their approach play to goal was top class, but the ball just wouldn't land in the net.
· Then midfielder John Collins hit an unstoppable 20-yarder into a top corner.· Falconer's header from a Hendrie cross was going towards the top corner until Schmeichel flung himself across goal.· Chamfer the top corners and nail on with 1-1/2in ovals, punched in and filled.· Paul Bodin's strike high into the top corner gave Swindon a 3-0 lead.· Cross stile, to find stile in top corner.· Stephen had the last word with a shot which flew inches past the top corner.· Angle irons were fitted in the top corners of the windows and diagonal truss rods in the bulkheads.· Slorne was huddled silently in the top corner of her cage looking at the sky.
· She opened the top drawer of her desk.· Climbing off his mattress Gimmelmann went to the top drawer of his dresser and took out a file.· He pulled open the top drawer beneath.· The key was in the top drawer, neatly labelled.· McWilliams' two wins in the Superbike races were both top drawer performances.· My next book was due to have been a literary novel but that's been put back in the top drawer.· She tried the door again, then pulled open the top drawer in Shergold's desk.· Right hand puts down the pen and moves to the top drawer of the desk.
· He tried the hook, got a top edge and it went for two over the keeper's head.· It had a nasty, disfiguring stain running along the whole of the top edge.· Pin top edges of valance and lining together and drawstitch the folded edges together.· Stitch braid to the top edge of the swag between the pleats.· The ends can be shaped and the whole thing cleaned up, but leave the top edge until the jointing is complete.· Cut out long thin strips for trimming around the top edge of the boat and fix on with a dampened paint brush.· Pin the pleats as previously planned and hand stitch securely in position, close to top edge.· Stitch braid to the outline of the pleats, covering stitching along top edge.
· In Britain, the top end of the fashion market is ridiculously designer-expensive.· Fuelling the top end of the market in this way caused resentment.· Reckitt & Colman also revealed annual profits at the top end of market expectations, but the price slipped 3p to 603p.· A nature trail leads through an area of mixed woodland to a bird hide overlooking the top end of Lake Vyrnwy.· Chub around Sutton Beck end and at top end of Steeton.· I wished we'd had time to start from the top end and find how we'd gone wrong.· Unilever helped sentiment by revealing third-quarter profits at the top end of expectations.· Differences at the lower end of the scale are obscured by the massive differences at the top end.
· And even as he began, a top executive from Renault-Williams tried to persuade him not to go through with it.· General managers and top executives work to ensure that their organizations meet these objectives.· The uniformity of its top executives is the crucial case in point.· General managers and top executives also must be able to communicate clearly and persuasively with customers, subordinate managers, and others.· Large organisations languish and die because the top executives listen only to echoes.· Some general managers and top executives go on to establish their own firms or become independent consultants.· It has lost two top executives in the past week alone.· Projected employment growth of general managers and top executives varies widely among industries.
· The inspiring influence behind an automatic promotion triumph is determined Boro will not just make up the numbers in the top flight.· Coventry are just hoping to play in the top flight next season.· Six months in the top flight and he thinks he's f***ing Brian Sewell to the football world.· Oh, not in the top flight, but he travels around the world - anywhere golf is played.· He established Swindon as one of the most skilful sides outside the top flight before a frustrating switch to Tyneside.· I see no reason why I shouldn't continue to score goals in the top flight.· Inverleith retained their place in the top flight with a dramatic 7-6 victory over Touche Ross in the final game.· That is enough to get us back into the top flight.
· The top floor directly overhead had been abandoned for years.· Troops occupy the top floors of several high-rise buildings in both north and west Belfast.· It came from the top floor.· On the top floor of the building, with a fine view of the castle.· If gravity was strong, I could go to the top floor of the building and speed up my time.· She sold her record player to Eric from the top floor.· Ralph Grunte woke late in his room on the top floor of the Grand Hotel, and broke wind.
· At 7 a. m., the Saratoga racetrack is in top form.· But their recording finds them in less than top form, and Solti sometimes leads them astray.· There are certain things, like, I know when my voice is in top form.· After my tour, I didn't expect to hit top form right away.· Joe was in top form, spinning stories, issuing pronunciamentos, dropping withering quips at every opportunity.· All three are in tip top form.· At the moment Dole is in top form with no outward physical sign of trouble.
· Quins had started in top gear with Will Carling ripping through the Rugby midfield for the opening try.· It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice.· It was downhill in top gear now.· He just had to adjust to the wide outside and Bones's new top gear, hitherto unsuspected.· Accelerate smartly so that you can get into top gear as quickly as possible.· With a 34-0 lead, top gear was no longer required.· Meanwhile Pistol Packer was getting into top gear on the stands side, and Caro and Arlequino were not done with.
· The top half of the sepoy had vanished.· The top half of the stable door was open but Waldegrave had apparently closed the bottom behind him.· Spread the bottom half with the cooled apple filling and cover with the top half of the cake.· In fact, the top half of the diagram is not very different.· We want to establish a position in the top half of the table.· There is, however, one further difference affecting the top half of.the diagram.· Some nests are given waterproof roofs by using particularly wide strips of leaves for the top half.· Not since they found the top half of the greengrocer.
· I used to wear dinner suits with cufflinks and a top hat.· Janet Flanner, cross-legged on the floor, top hat decorated with one black, one white mask.· He paused inside, adjusted his top hat.· Gentlemen will wear morning dress with top hat, or service dress.· Then the wind rose again and plucked his top hat off his head and sent it bowling among the stones.· At most weddings the bride wears a veil but at this wedding the bride was wearing a beautiful top hat.· A reinforced riding top hat from Christie's costs £120 and the veil an extra £2.95.· They were the people in top hats that the rest of us used to throw snowballs at.
· But others say a top job here is more likely.· But he has got the top job.· Service delivery is unreliable, and top jobs in key departments have gone unfilled for months.· She is backing a drive to get more women top jobs.· Charles, a relative unknown not long beforehand, became the natural choice for the top job.· Her family had never doubted she was heading for the top job.
· During this time, the top layer of your skin is shed to reveal a fresh new one.· Each node's output in the middle layer is connected to just one node in the top layer.· The top layer has six nodes, each with four inputs.· The clay dries and cracks in the sun, and the top layers are blown off as dust.· Then you remove the top layer, which will contain all the worms.· As the top layers become dried out the animals move downward.· If the top layer contains several nodes, then the device computes a more elaborate function of its input.· Every month the top layer of your skin is replaced by a fresh new one.
· We want to stay at the top level while doing the same things we did 40 years ago.· The top level, the strategical level, is required for tasks like route planning and estimating travel time.· From this base, a set of performance indicators were generated as the top level of the information set.· The effectiveness of training and development should be reviewed at the top level and lead to renewed commitment and target setting.· Fold in the lemon juice and zest. 4 Pour into the prepared cake tin and smooth the top level.· The class now numbers about 5,000 and enjoys top level racing the world over.· Even at the top levels of competition, players use stones belonging to the premises in which they are playing.
· The area between his gashed top lip and his nose was heavily bruised.· Her breath came in puffs, ruffling her top lip.· It is as thick as baby food and leaves a soft sediment on his top lip.· She heard teeth shatter under the impact, saw one of them driven through his top lip.· He slammed the straight edge into his opponent's face, taking him between top lip and nostrils.· A sheen of sweat had appeared above Paulie's top lip.· But he rubbed his forefinger guiltily against his top lip while he pondered the implications of a new insight.
· The top men race over thirty miles ... the women twenty.· He just wants to be top man.· A bitter smile crossed his face as his eyes ranged over the top men in the giant corporation.· But the top men, the team leaders, will be thinking of the coming team time trial at Libourne.· Fergal used to be one of their top men.· The top men had listened courteously to their visitor's observations and requests without reaction.· But he's one of their top men.· Ultimately she thinks the women will be technically as good as the top men and so they should compete together.
· During this time you will have developed the personal credibility to communicate persuasively at top management level.· In other organizations, the chief human resources official serves as top management for the briefing.· Finally, the toughest problem will probably be to ensure the supply, preparation, and testing of top management people.· I taught them that top management is a function and a responsibility rather than a rank and a privilege.· In most firms, top management incentives are thinly disguised executive perks: not in Hanson.· To replace this expertise, top managements have turned to outside management consultants.· This includes the top management of the organisation as well as departmental staff.· Consequently you can expect many people to question the seriousness of the organization and top management.
· The resulting salaries were still rather below market rates for top managers and engineers.· Avoids overburdening top managers. 2.· But top managers say the advantages more than offset any frustration.· Lawrence, unlike many other top managers, also keeps the fans informed.· There are then just two ways in which top managers can proceed.· As confidently as a man, show psychometric tests conducted among top managers by the Vocational Guidance Association.· Such top managers should be regarded as part of the capitalist class since their position is qualitatively different from other employees.· To do this top managers give workers status, authority and responsibility.
· This means that a few get top marks, a big bunch get middling marks, and a few come near the bottom.· But first harness, tack and carriages had to be spruced up to ensure top marks for turnout.· You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.· She scored top marks, and received the Lord Wolfenden prize for outstanding academic performance.· I have to give you top marks for determination.· We also gave it top marks for looks.· And as a result has awarded it top marks and a prestigious regional Quality Brickwork Award.
· We want you to select your top performers in all the mainstream sports - with the exception of soccer.· But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.· Alternatively, Money Management lists all the investment and unit trusts and gives details of the top performers in each category.· New York and Texas each had five top performers.· While inner London has the lowest mortality rate of any region in the country, not all its hospitals are top performers.· And what about Rugby League's top performers?· Starting at the top, the Vision's eye level grill is a top performer.· Rangers have a top performer in Richard Gough, though he isn't the biggest of central defenders.
· I went to Brighton and saw for myself the absence of most of the top players due to other events taking place.· That year he and Ballesteros were the two top players in the world, and they dominated the last round.· But the dismal performance in Boston will make many fans think our top players are overvalued and overpaid.· But Braun hinted that he may use just three or four this season to get what he considers top players.· Not surprisingly, some of the best matches of the week were those involving the top players.· There were very few rumours about top players moving from province to province.· It is most instructive to see how top players distribute their thinking allowance during the course of a game.
· Safety will be a top priority.· If Brazelton were in charge, training child-care providers would be a top priority.· Aid for environmental planning in developing countries has been designated a top priority.· Our top priority is therefore the introduction of fair votes for all elections at all levels of government.· Cuts in personal and business taxation and social insurance levies are a top priority, to revive weak investment.· Getting away from Julius was the top priority.· But Justice Department spokesperson Myron Marlin said the investigation of the church fires has been a top priority for several months.
· With this project, he won the top prize in a course competition.· A turnover of £1.5 billion a year would produce a weekly prize payout of £14 million with one top prize.· As if to prove it, our green-fingered experts have again picked up the top prizes in Aberdeen district council's gardening competition.· This was the Mashers Cup, the top prize for the day for the overall winner of the two rounds.· There would be more chance of winning the £200,000 top prize.· And there is always a chance of winning the £250,000 top prize.
· Bovis Homes reckons a major plus point are the top quality carpets, which are included in the £139,950 price tag.· Salads with mixed greens and top quality olive oil or walnut oil can also be greatly enhanced by confit.· I think a top quality keeper should be a priority for any side that has ambitions to stay at the top.· A rigorous refereeing procedure means that only top quality papers are published.· I think it is fair to say that the really top quality olives are usually sold in oil rather than in brine.· The Eagles have infuriated their fans by letting top quality players join the free-agency merry-go-round.· They supply the trade with top quality woven and printed furnishing fabrics and proudly display the Royal Warrant.· The price is high but you are buying a top quality tent and one of the North Face's most popular.
· The policy review's top rate of income tax-50 percent - was too low, he said.· The top rate will be no more than 2.5 times the bottom rate.· There are occasions when we have grudged paying a top rate, but been too cowardly to refuse.· A complicated points system could stop men in this type of role getting the top rates of pay.· But the top rates do not benefit existing investors.· The Conservative Government has more than halved the top rate of tax.· Yet top rate taxpayers today provide a bigger share of our tax revenues than they did before.· We have cut the basic rate of Income Tax from 33p to 25p, and the top rate from 83p to 40p.
· But top scorer Craig Maskell saw his weak spot-kick easily saved by Gerry Peyton.· Roy has been top scorer in most of the Ducks' games.· Town should be unchanged, but top scorer, Craig Maskell might get a look in.· Most influential absentee has been top scorer Brett Angell.· The Spurs ace was the First Division's top scorer.· The 16-year-old, top scorer with Middlesbrough Ladies, will join the party at Lilleshall on Friday.· One of the top scorers, the Maharaja of Sarguja claimed 1,150 tigers.· He is joint fifth top scorer in the First Division with 16 tries.
· An almost finished game of snakes and ladders was laid out amongst top secret briefing papers.· The Bawdsey experiments were top secret.· His cheesemaker is situated on the outskirts of the village, but he keeps names top secret from the culinary competition.· The developments remain top secret and no-one from the factory or the team would confirm or deny the existence of the kit.· The plans incorporate several revolutionary new concepts which, for obvious reasons, must be kept top secret.
· The top shelf is where Gay Times is traditionally to be found, nestling coyly next to Penthouse.· The food and wine choices are top shelf and usually laid out on the linen-covered hood of a car.· Teacher: Will it fit on the top shelf?· I, who can not reach anything on the top shelf at the supermarket?· At home a few days later, she was pointing excitedly to a top shelf.· All the garages on the bottom shelf are full, but one of the garages on the top shelf is empty.· Although she could just about reach the top shelf with her fingertips, she was very unsteady.
· The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed.· At top speed, Pixar could produce only about 3 1 / 2 minutes of completed animation each week.· The tank twisted violently about at its top speed.· Voice over Sarajevo Airport; and the Hercules is unloaded at top speed.· Its top speed was lower, and at anything near that speed, its range was laughable.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • He carefully writes out a form and Rachel gets the top copy.
  • The top copy is detached and sent to the firm's local tax inspector.
  • The top copy of the check is handed into the kitchen or bar for the order to be taken.
  • A slightly larger percentage of pairs of brooches were more abraded on the top right than the top left corner.
  • Here we want the Series in a column so check Columns in the box at the top left.
  • The completed board is shown top left.
  • The dark area in the top right is deep, clear water.
  • The file was a standard office file with a Prior, Keen, Baldwin label stuck in the top right corner.
  • The majority of single brooches examined were found to be more abraded on the top left corner than the top right.
  • The plane again runs roughly from top left to bottom right.
  • Using a tapestry needle threaded with the embroidery colour, begin at the top right of the motif.
  • The ferry's top speed is 25 mph.
  • Gilfil gallops twenty miles at top speed, his hopes renewed, but he finds her listless and unseeing.
  • He gunned the Budgie, and headed past the truck at top speed.
  • Now everything seemed to happen at top speed.
  • The cutters were then ordered by a signal flashed from the clifftops to close in at top speed.
  • The man she suspected of stealing her purse was running at top speed along the subway platform and up the stairs.
  • Then at top speed she raced for the keeper's cottage.
  • Then, he put the problems down to a lack of top speed compared to other machines in the series.
  • Voice over Sarajevo Airport; and the Hercules is unloaded at top speed.
  • And he showed he means to make goals a top priority with the £400,000 move for Rangers livewire front man Spencer.
  • At that time both parties were clearly giving top priority to defence.
  • Disability aside, one of her top priorities is to be a role model and mentor to aspiring radiologists.
  • Mr Hattersley, in Darlington to meet Labour's northern candidates, said he would make extra police manpower a top priority.
  • President Clinton has deemed education the top priority of his second term, and his budget reflects it.
  • Safety will be a top priority.
  • This was and remains a top priority for all businesses.
  • To keep campaign pledges to make education his top priority, Clinton wants two new middle-class tax breaks for college tuition.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody top/star billing
  • My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.
  • I used to get so angry on the set that one day I just blew my top and hit John Huston.
  • It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence.
  • It was unusual for Hauser to blow his top.
  • Striker Slaven blew his top after being axed from the side which grabbed a draw at Bristol City in midweek.
  • Then Nature blows her top, just to remind us.
  • Then suddenly he blew his top while walking down the street one day.
  • Tristan last blew its stack in 1961, forcing a complete evacuation.
  • Whether the Ipswich directors who watched him blow his top with the unwitting journalist believe that is debatable.
► chart-topping record/group/hit etc
  • As the system empties, open all the radiator air vents, working from the top downwards until the system is empty.
  • All the big guns are through to the semi-finals as expected.
  • He won't be the last big gun brought out in the battle for Stockton South.
  • In Houston, many of the big gun shops have opted to police themselves.
  • In part two: Showdown: Soccer's big guns prepare for a shootout.
  • Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time.
  • There was a tank with a big gun on it.
  • They leaned into their big guns, shoulders twitching.
► at the top/bottom of the heap
  • You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
  • You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
  • Almost all the poor performers were to be found in the economically-disadvantaged regions.
  • Both Cisco and Stratacom are among the top performers on Wall Street.
  • But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.
  • Deals are also being offered to companies as alternative incentive perks to top performers.
  • He chose an all-or-nothing strategy to put himself in the top performers in the Great Grain Challenge.
  • It took me seven months to really understand that I have an individual who is a good performer.
  • Strasser pointed to the construction, cable, chemical, tire and engineering industries as the likely best performers this year.
  • The poorer performers tend to die; the better ones, to reproduce.
  • A new professionalism has gripped Maranello and falling from the top of the pile is not an option.
  • He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile.
  • I shall begin this evening at the top of the pile and plunge straight through to the bottom.
  • Koontz continues to challenge Stephen King at the top of the pile.
  • Returning to the top of the pile, she began to read the Sunday Times story.
  • She drew it out and placed it on the top of the pile.
► shoot to number one/to the top of the charts etc► be top banana
  • Accelerate smartly so that you can get into top gear as quickly as possible.
  • It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice.
  • Meanwhile Pistol Packer was getting into top gear on the stands side, and Caro and Arlequino were not done with.
  • In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivetoptoplesstopmostnountoptoppingverbtopadverbtops
1highest [only before noun] nearest to the top of something OPP  bottom:  We have a flat on the top floor of the building. the top button of his shirt I managed to scrape off the top layer of paint. I found the letter in the top drawer of his desk.2best [usually before noun] best or most successful:  our top tennis players a top New York salon one of the world’s top engineering companies people in top jobs She got top marks. The top score was 72.3winning winning in a game or competitiontop of Barcelona remain top of the league after beating Real Madrid. Despite losing last night, Manchester United are still top (=the highest in a list of clubs in a competition).4top left/right/centre expressions meaning the picture at the top of a page on the left or right or in the centre, used in magazines and newspapers:  Top right: silk blouse £195 from Harrods.5top speed the fastest speed a vehicle can move at:  We tore down the motorway at top speed. a sports car with a top speed of 140 miles per hour6top priority the thing that you think is most important:  Education is this government’s top priority.7good British English spoken informal very good:  Clive’s a top bloke.8top copy British English a letter or document from which copies can be made
top1 nountop2 adjectivetop3 verb
toptop3 ●○○ verb (past tense and past participle topped, present participle topping) [transitive] Entry menu
MENU FOR toptop1 be higher2 be most successful3 do better4 top an offer/a bid etc5 be topped by something6 be topped (off) with something7 to top it all8 top that9 top and tail10 top yourself11 reach the topPhrasal verbstop something offtop outtop something/somebody up
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
top
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theytop
he, she, ittops
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theytopped
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave topped
he, she, ithas topped
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad topped
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill top
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have topped
Continuous Form
PresentIam topping
he, she, itis topping
you, we, theyare topping
PastI, he, she, itwas topping
you, we, theywere topping
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been topping
he, she, ithas been topping
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been topping
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be topping
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been topping
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • After two days of climbing, we finally topped the peak.
  • The appearance of Comet Hale-Bopp topped that of Comet Hyakutake.
  • U.S. wine exports have already topped $51 million this year.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • All Saints topped the chart with Pure Shores, closely followed by two artists who played live in Ireland last year.
  • An evening meal began promisingly with a bruschetta topped with chopped spinach, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto and feta cheese.
  • As dawn began to lighten the sky they topped the rise of another mist-shrouded valley and began to descend the other side.
  • Experts say the recession is to blame for the rise in office crime as workers try to top up their income.
  • Fiercely tart, this dessert is a massive wedge of creamy pie topped with a puff of lighter-than-air meringue.
  • Griffin estimated the toll exceeds $ 10 million and could top $ 100 million.
  • Jez should top her with a chopper.
  • To top it off, no effort was made to go after these guys.
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatorthe top part of something
the top or highest part of something: · When you paint, you should start at the top and work your way down.top of: · The top of the mountain is covered with snow.· The tops of the trees swayed in the breeze.· There's a wonderful view from the top of the tower.tree-top/roof-top/hill-top etc: · I looked out over the roof-tops towards the mountains beyond.
the top of a mountain: · It took the climbers four hours to reach the summit.summit of: · In the distance we could see the snow-covered summit of Mount Kilimanjaro.· We took a small train to the summit of Pike's Peak.
especially written the top of a hill or wave: · There's a trail up there that follows the length of the crest.crest of: · When I reached the crest of the hill, I turned to look back.· In the distance we could see a small boat riding the crests of the waves.
at the top of something
on the top surface or highest point of something: · She brought me an enormous dish of ice cream with a bright red cherry on top.on top of: · The church stood on top of a hill.· On top of the cupboard was an old trunk, covered in dust.
on or near the top of something: · The vase has a small crack at the top.at the top of: · He was waiting for me at the top of the stairs.· Don't forget to write your name at the top of the test before you turn it in.
when something is nearest the top
· The books are on the top shelf.· Put the papers in the top drawer of the filing cabinet.· We moved into an apartment on the top floor of the building.
at the top above the lower part of something: · Several of her upper teeth were missing.· He already had a light growth of hair on his upper lip.· Most meteorites do not make it through Earth's upper atmosphere.
formal the topmost or uppermost part of something is the highest of all its parts, right at the top: · Human bones were found in the uppermost level of rock.· Janey went to the back of the house, sat on the topmost step, and wept.
something that is used to cover something else
a piece of paper, plastic, cloth etc that is used to cover something: · It's a good idea to buy a cover for your computer keyboard.· She took the card out of its plastic cover.record/book/CD etc cover: · There were old record covers scattered all over the floor.covers (=the sheets, blankets etc on a bed): · Patrick threw back the covers and hopped out of bed.
something that is used to cover a large flat area, especially in order to protect it from damage, dirt etc: · The insect's shell gives it a tough protective covering.· The prison cells have no electricity and no floor coverings.
a flat part that fits on top of a container, a pan, a box etc in order to close it: · a saucepan lid· Annie, do you know where the lid for the garbage can is?lid of: · Sam lifted the lid of his desk and took out a calculator.
a thing that fits on the top of a bottle, pen, or narrow container, that you press on or turn in order to close it: · Why don't you ever put the top back on the toothpaste?· I can't get the top off this bottle.· Remove the gas cap by turning it twice to the left and then back to the right.
a piece of paper, or very thin plastic or metal, that covers food, chocolate etc when you buy it: · chewing-gum wrappers· The empty stadium was littered with burger wrappers and empty cans.
cloth, paper, or plastic that is wrapped around something to protect it: · He undid the ribbons and tore at the paper wrapping.· Torn Christmas wrapping littered the floor.
to make something full again after part of what is in it has been used
to fill something again, after what was inside it has been used: · If you bring your empty bottles back to the store, we can refill them.· Can I refill anyone's glass?refill something with something: · The tank was emptied, cleaned, and refilled with fresh water.
formal to make something full again, especially with a supply of something such as water or food: · In an emergency, water can be pumped from the well to replenish the irrigation canals.· Shortages of food and poor transportation mean that the stores are not able to replenish their shelves as often as they would like to.
especially British to fill a glass, cup etc that is half full or nearly empty: top something up: · "More wine anyone?" "Yes, please, could you top mine up?"top something up with something: · Pour a little brandy over the sugar and top it up with champagne.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 In 1998 the group topped the charts with the song ‘Don’t Stop Loving Me’.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 a top-ranking tennis player
· Energy efficiency is top of the agenda.
 At the top of the stairs, she paused.
· The restaurant has won several top awards.· Their design won a major award at a Paris exhibition.
· Kids want to have Nike and Reebok and other top brands.
(=one without a roof, used for showing tourists a town etc)· We took a tour on an open-topped bus.
· He was wearing a white shirt with the top button undone.
· ‘Without You’ topped the British charts for five weeks.
(=put cheese on top of something)· Top the potatoes with grated cheese.
· There was a lovely view from the cliff top.
(=a very good one)· He’s one of America’s top coaches.
· The ball flew straight into the top corner of the net.
(=a very good and famous fashion designer)· She always wore clothes by top designers.
· He opened the bottom drawer and got out a T-shirt.
· I gripped the top edge of the door and pulled myself up.
 top executives on high salaries
British English (=the highest gear)· Hamilton slipped effortlessly into top gear.
· Ted got the top grade in his A-level maths exam.
· He graduated in the top half of his law school class.
(=wearing a bowler hat, top hat etc) a bowler-hatted gentleman
· The view from the top of the hill was beautiful.
· Some inmates at the high-security jail had been wrongfully imprisoned.
· She sighed with relief when she reached the bottom of the ladder.
(=be the best or the worst team in a group)
 His bottom lip was swollen.
(=be the first thing in a list)· The novel topped the best-seller list.
· Her name was at the top of the list of students.
 So far, relatively few women have made it to the top in the business world.
 It is difficult to retain top management. a member of the senior management team
· Until the end of June you may find snow on the mountain tops.
(also the summit of a mountain formal)· We climbed to the top of the mountain.
· Write your name at the top of the page.
 He balanced the plate on the top of a pile of books.
· Controlling spending is his top priority.
· The film won the top prize at the Berlin Film Festival.
· He was a very highly respected man, at the top of his profession.
· Our chef uses only top quality ingredients.
 the bottom right-hand corner of the page
· His rise to the top of the Labour Party was effortless.
· At the top of the scale come the predators.
 He was Palace’s top scorer.
(=search all the rooms in a building)· They searched the house from top to bottom.
 Adam’s in the top set for maths.
 Put it back on the top shelf.
(=shout as loudly as possible)· 'Watch out!' he shouted at the top of his voice.
(=the highest possible)· The car has a top speed of 132 mph.
 I left my briefcase at the top of the stairs.
(=the most important story in a newspaper or news programme)· The floods were the lead story on the news that evening.
· The upper surface of the leaf is dull green.
 Even if you have the talent to take you to the top, there’s no guarantee you’ll get there.
 The car’s in tip-top condition.
(=in a very loud voice)· She shouted ‘Help!’ at the top of her voice.
 These agencies charge top whack for tickets.
 He could hear Pete yelling at the top of his voice (=very loudly).
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Her hair, snow white and abundant, had been topped off in a ragged uneven way by the home's hairdresser.· All this was topped off by a tricorne hat decorated by a plume.· They had detonated sticks of dynamite, and topped off the attack with a flurry of grenades.· Wrap-around sunglasses, black turtlenecks and vintage Rickenbacker guitars top off this respectful and complimentary packaging of six-oh injected swagger.· Anatoliy, a carpenter, had four layers of clothing topped off with a quilted cotton work-jacket and trousers.· A visit to Castle Drachenfels could be the ideal way to top off the adventurers' experiences in Hanike's house!
· The Bay Area median price topped out at $ 249, 000 during the second quarter of 1990.· In 1995, the dollar topped out at about 105 yen.· Boojums frequently reach a height of 60 feet, and I know of one topping out over 86-feet high.
· That amount is topped up by a substantial contribution from the private sector in the form of loans.· Diana had produced a bottle of Riesling, and I topped up our glasses.· The parent will choose, topping up the value if they wish.· Experts say the recession is to blame for the rise in office crime as workers try to top up their income.· Only 18 to 25 percent of the survey sample relied on or had their income topped up by the then supplementary benefit.· So when he came into a windfall he knew that he wanted to use some of it to top up his pension.· Around one third of pensioners are so poor that their basic state pension is topped up with other state benefits.· Etiquette requires more or less continuous competition among diners to keep one another's tea-cups topped up.
NOUN
· Other bidders found out that I could top their bids, and no-one came to the party.
· Tom Jones is topping the bill and among others, Joe Longthorne is guesting.· Liberal chums tell me that old, white, military men top the bill.· They're topping the bill in the Central Match Live which kicks off at ten to three.· Pickled cucumbers and beetroot and horseradish sauce topped the bill.
· It is estimated that world cereal production, which totalled billion tonnes in 1990, will top 3.25 billion tonnes by 2060.· Advertising revenue on the Internet is expected to top $ 2 billion by 2000, up from $ 74 million in 1996· The first half of the 1990s was especially lucrative; sales last year topped $ 150 billion.· Dataquest analysts predict worldwide semiconductor sales will top $ 300 billion by the year 2000.· Sales last year topped $ 1.2 billion.
· It has a large pool to lounge around, and attentive barman Tassos is on hand to top up your glass.· I go and top my glass up.· Diana had produced a bottle of Riesling, and I topped up our glasses.
· Repeating this exercise for inflation forecasts, Morgan Stanley again tops the league.· Until recently, 1p coins topped the league when it came to money lost in or near telephone boxes.· Liverpool topped the arrests league with 258 offenders followed by Preston's 223.
· But when a pharmaceuticals firm wants to launch a drug, James Dettore often tops the list of people to contact.· For all the worries a family singled out by polio might have, financial concerns seldom topped the list.· Second-hand cars continue to top the list of consumer complaints followed by clothing and fabrics, then home maintenance and repairs.· College and travel topped the list.· Sandra was at her side, looking smug; her name topped several of the lists.· The novel, published by Simon and Schuster, tops the best-seller list for paperbacks.
· Legal expenses topped $ 1 million a year as Isaacs and Meyrowitz lobbied in Albany.· Annual worldwide hemp sales are topping $ 75 million.· This fall, education officials say, enrollment will break that record when it tops 51. 7 million.· The Yoido Full Gospel Church is still growing and its enthusiastic members insist they will top a million by the year 2000.· Analystsexpect the loss to top $ 200 million, dwarfing the $ 69 million the company lost in the previous quarter.· Griffin estimated the toll exceeds $ 10 million and could top $ 100 million.
· So when he came into a windfall he knew that he wanted to use some of it to top up his pension.· About eight in ten pensioners have some sort of second income to top up their state pension.· Older policyholders can top up their pension by opening another plan.
· The unemployment rate in the region tops 60 percent.· Richard Lugar of Indiana and talk show host Alan Keyes have rarely topped 3 percent in any survey.· He said that 1994 started with an 11 percent unemployment rate and there were three months where the rate topped 10 percent.
· Crime recently topped the Field Poll among major concerns of California voters.· He topped the poll for the shadow cabinet elections and played a leading role in the policy review process.
· The real unemployment rate has topped 17 %.· He said that 1994 started with an 11 percent unemployment rate and there were three months where the rate topped 10 percent.· The unemployment rate in the region tops 60 percent.
· The total value of all drugs seizures topped a record figure of £116,000,000.· In Brussels, the market set an all-time high, topping the record set last Wednesday, following encouraging corporate sales reports.
· As dawn began to lighten the sky they topped the rise of another mist-shrouded valley and began to descend the other side.· As he topped the rise he let out the throttle.
· In the first five months, Sony sold as many as they could manufacture with unit sales topping 70,000.· Annual worldwide hemp sales are topping $ 75 million.· It has since sold over 100,000 copies in hardback, with paperback sales topping 250,000.· Dataquest analysts predict worldwide semiconductor sales will top $ 300 billion by the year 2000.· Unit sales should top 175,000 units this year, up from 58,500 last year.
· In group B Medical Misfits continue to play extremely well, topping the table.· It is remarkable to recall that they topped the table at the start of November.· They keep being written off but they keep bouncing back with this the eighth time they have topped the table this season.
· As evaporation is rapid, the chamber beneath will require regularly topping up with fresh water.· Occasionally, you may need to top up the water and to water the compost to keep it just damp.· Philip Holmes is keeping it topped up with water during the drought conditions.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • And to top it all off, he was gorgeous.
  • And to top it all, it has pledged to maintain high employment and an annual economic growth rate of 1.9 percent.
  • And to top it all, there were tax cuts too.
  • And, to top it all, Holder's doctor informed him he can spend Christmas Day at home with his family.
  • As if to top it all, we had a small fire at the clinic.
  • It was the Stones' daunting task, well after midnight, to top it all with a half-dozen songs.
  • Then to top it all, two of Mary's friends squeezed in with several more parcels.
  • I work 90 hours a week - top that!
  • But Pittsburgh drew 50, 000, and the game with the 49ers' is expected to top that.
  • Can the funds top that this month?
  • DIlAYdl n. A top that is used in a game played during the celebration of CHANike.
  • If the mixture is stirred vigorously, the tin particles form a froth on the top that can be scraped off.
  • It's the fleecy top that has really revolutionised outdoor gear.
  • It's what's up top that counts.
  • Obviously I couldn't wear tops that were short which would show where the belt was, so that summer was terrible.
  • Lengthier ones such as those in support of specific discovery are not suited and the standard part becomes little more than the top and tail.
  • Peel off the tough outer skin of the silk squash, or top and tail the courgettes.
  • There is no need to top and tail them.
  • There will be four engines in operation with two trains to push, pull, top and tail, and double-head.
  • Alas, I felt the need to top myself each time out.
  • Silent Scream attempts to do the same for Larry Winters, a Glaswegian murderer who waxed poetic behind bars before topping himself.
► top an offer/a bid etc
  • His spare middle-aged frame is topped by a large head with sallow cheeks, thin lips, and receding chin.
  • It is topped by a cone.
  • It is topped by a wind-blown crust that almost holds our weight as we descend.
  • The High Altar is topped by a copper St Nicholas surrounded by putti.
  • The light purple flanks of the fish are topped by a golden streak dappled with red and purple.
  • We were topped by ballerinas dressed as bumblebees.
  • And the full bellows tongue is topped with Cambrelle covered padding.
  • Eaten raw in salads, it becomes more interesting if it is topped with herbs and a good quality olive oil.
  • Even the boldly striped mooring posts were topped with a dollop of white, rather like gaudy Cornetto ice-creams.
  • The compost is topped with a layer of pea gravel.
  • The wall was topped with rolls of barbed wire and jagged ends of glass stuck into the eight-foot concrete slabs.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► give somebody top/star billing
  • My father blew his top when I told him I was quitting medical school.
  • I used to get so angry on the set that one day I just blew my top and hit John Huston.
  • It had me rolling on the floor to see Schmeichel blowing his top at the scum defence.
  • It was unusual for Hauser to blow his top.
  • Striker Slaven blew his top after being axed from the side which grabbed a draw at Bristol City in midweek.
  • Then Nature blows her top, just to remind us.
  • Then suddenly he blew his top while walking down the street one day.
  • Tristan last blew its stack in 1961, forcing a complete evacuation.
  • Whether the Ipswich directors who watched him blow his top with the unwitting journalist believe that is debatable.
► chart-topping record/group/hit etc
  • As the system empties, open all the radiator air vents, working from the top downwards until the system is empty.
  • All the big guns are through to the semi-finals as expected.
  • He won't be the last big gun brought out in the battle for Stockton South.
  • In Houston, many of the big gun shops have opted to police themselves.
  • In part two: Showdown: Soccer's big guns prepare for a shootout.
  • Lincoln brought in the big guns of William Temple to get bishop and rector to release the curate before the time.
  • There was a tank with a big gun on it.
  • They leaned into their big guns, shoulders twitching.
► at the top/bottom of the heap
  • You had to give Anthony top marks for persistence, she thought to herself.
  • You had to give the woman full marks for persistence.
  • Almost all the poor performers were to be found in the economically-disadvantaged regions.
  • Both Cisco and Stratacom are among the top performers on Wall Street.
  • But these top performers are aware of the requirements for effective training as well as its limitations.
  • Deals are also being offered to companies as alternative incentive perks to top performers.
  • He chose an all-or-nothing strategy to put himself in the top performers in the Great Grain Challenge.
  • It took me seven months to really understand that I have an individual who is a good performer.
  • Strasser pointed to the construction, cable, chemical, tire and engineering industries as the likely best performers this year.
  • The poorer performers tend to die; the better ones, to reproduce.
  • A new professionalism has gripped Maranello and falling from the top of the pile is not an option.
  • He turned the paper over and put it back on the top of the pile.
  • I shall begin this evening at the top of the pile and plunge straight through to the bottom.
  • Koontz continues to challenge Stephen King at the top of the pile.
  • Returning to the top of the pile, she began to read the Sunday Times story.
  • She drew it out and placed it on the top of the pile.
► shoot to number one/to the top of the charts etc► be top banana
  • Accelerate smartly so that you can get into top gear as quickly as possible.
  • It was ready to move into top gear at very short notice.
  • Meanwhile Pistol Packer was getting into top gear on the stands side, and Caro and Arlequino were not done with.
  • In the spring of 1995, Astros first baseman Jeff Bagwell appeared to be on top of the world.
Word family
WORD FAMILYadjectivetoptoplesstopmostnountoptoppingverbtopadverbtops
1be higher to be higher than a particular amount:  Their profits have reportedly topped £1,000,000 this year.2be most successful to be in the highest position in a list because you are the most successful:  The Tower of London tops the list of London’s most popular tourist attractions. the team that has topped the Premiership for the last three seasons In 1998 the group topped the charts with the song ‘Don’t Stop Loving Me’.3do better if you top something, you do something that is better than it:  He topped his previous best performance, coming second in the 100 metres.4top an offer/a bid etc to offer more money than someone else:  A rival company topped our offer by $5 million.5be topped by something to have something on top:  The roof was topped by a chimney. a hill topped by pine trees6 be topped (off) with something if food is topped with something, it has that thing on it or over the top of it:  a strawberry tart topped with whipped cream The cake can be topped off with fresh fruit.7to top it all spoken in addition to other bad things that have happened to you:  To top it all I lost my job.8top that spoken used when you are asking someone if they have done something more exciting or successful than you:  Well, I’ve been asked to appear on a TV show later this year, so top that!9top and tail British English to cut the top and bottom off a piece of fruit or a vegetable10top yourself British English informal to kill yourself deliberately11reach the top literary if you top a hill, you reach the top of it:  We topped the hill and looked down towards the valley below us.top something ↔ off phrasal verb to complete something successfully by doing one last thing:  Let’s top off the evening with a drink.top out phrasal verb if something such as a price that is increasing tops out, it reaches its highest point and stops rising:  Do you think interest rates have topped out now?top something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English1to add more liquid to a container that is partly full:  I’ll just top up the coffee pot.2to put more drink in someone’s glass or cup after they have drunk some:  Can I top you up?3to increase the level of something slightly so as to bring it back to the level you want:  He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income. → top-up
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