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top out
top 1 T0268800 (tŏp)n.1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end: wrote on the top of the box.2. The part farthest from a given reference point: took a jump shot from the top of the key.3. The crown of the head: from top to toe.4. The part of a plant, such as a rutabaga, that is above the ground.5. Something, such as a lid or cap, that covers or forms an uppermost part.6. A garment worn on the upper half of the body.7. Nautical A platform enclosing the head of the lower section of a mast of a square-rigged vessel, to which the topmast shrouds are attached.8. The highest degree, pitch, or point; the peak, acme, or zenith: "It had come at a time when he was not feeling at the top of his form" (Anthony Powell).9. a. The highest position or rank: at the top of his profession.b. A person in this position.10. Games The highest card or cards in a suit or hand.11. The best part.12. The earliest part or beginning: She played the piece again, from the top.13. Baseball The first half of an inning.14. Sports a. A stroke that lands above the center of a ball, as in golf or tennis, giving it a forward spin.b. A forward spin on a ball resulting from such a stroke.15. Slang One who penetrates the other person or is the dominant partner in a sexual encounter or relationship.adj.1. Situated at the top: the top shelf.2. Of the highest degree, quality, rank, or amount: in top form; the top ten bestsellers.3. In a position of preeminence: the top historian in her department.v. topped, top·ping, tops v.tr.1. To form, furnish with, or serve as a top: topped the ice cream with jimmies.2. To reach or go over the top of: The car topped the hill.3. To exceed or surpass: The car's speed topped 80 miles an hour. Her performance really topped his.4. To be at the head of: She topped her class.5. To remove the top or uppermost part from; crop: topped the fruit trees.6. Sports a. To strike the upper part of (a ball), giving it forward spin.b. To make (a stroke) in this way.v.intr. To make a finish, an end, or a conclusion.Phrasal Verbs: top off1. To fill up (a container), especially when it is almost full to begin with.2. To finish up. top out1. To put the framework for the top story on (a building).2. To fill up (a ship, for example).3. To cease rising: Interest rates topped out at 16 percent.4. Informal To give up one's career just as one becomes highly successful.Idioms: off the top of (one's) head Informal In an impromptu way: She recited the poem off the top of her head. on top1. At the highest point or peak.2. In a dominant, controlling, or successful position. on top of Informal 1. In control of.2. Fully informed about: a senator who is always on top of the issues.3. In addition to; besides: On top of this, several other benefits are being offered.4. Following closely on; coming immediately after: Hail came on top of a violent thunderstorm. on top of the world Informal In a position of great happiness or success. over the top1. Surpassing a goal or quota.2. Excessively expressive or dramatic.3. Over the breastwork, as an attack in trench warfare: "a whole battalion, onto the beachhead, over the top" (Margaret Atwood).
[Middle English, from Old English.]
top 2 T0268800 (tŏp)n. A toy having one end tapered to a point, allowing it to be spun, as by suddenly pulling a string wound around it.
[Middle English, from Old English.]top out vb (Building) (adverb) to place the highest stone on (a building) or perform a ceremony on this occasion Thesaurus| Verb | 1. top out - give up one's career just as one becomes very successful; "The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out"leave office, step down, quit, resign - give up or retire from a position; "The Secretary of the Navy will leave office next month"; "The chairman resigned over the financial scandal" | | 2.top out - provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure); "the towers were topped with conical roofs"topfurnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" | | 3.top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"peakcrest - reach a high point; "The river crested last night"arrive at, reach, attain, gain, hit, make - reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" |
top out
top out1. To complete the topmost portion or story of a building that is under construction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The construction company announced that they would be topping out the new courthouse this weekend. They said they would top the hotel out months ago, but it's still sitting there unfinished.2. To fill some vessel, especially a cargo ship, to its limit. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The pirates topped their ship out with gold and jewels they had plundered. The furniture topped out the moving truck all on its own, so I don't know how we'll get all our boxes of stuff to the new house.3. To reach an upper limit; to stop going any higher. Their market value topped out at $134 per share.4. To cause something to cease going higher. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The federal reserve announced that it would be topping interest rates out at 8%. At the request of their boss, I topped out the company's bar tab at $500.5. To retire from one's work, especially at the peak of one's success. Morgan decided to top out after selling her startup for nearly $12 million. I could see that the market bubble was set to burst anytime, so I topped out while the getting was good.See also: out, toptop out1. Complete the top portion of a building, as in They were scheduled to top out the dome next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1834. 2. Fill up a ship or complete its cargo, as in The ship was topped out with scrap iron. This idiom was first recorded in 1940. 3. Cease rising, as in Interest rates topped out at 10 percent. [Second half of 1900s] 4. Retire just as one becomes very successful, as in He decided that at sixty it was time to top out. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] See also: out, toptop outv.1. To put the framework for the top story on some building: Workers topped out the tower with the last few beams. The contractor will top the building out at a ceremony on Tuesday.2. To fill something, such as a ship, until it is full: The crew topped out the ship with cargo. We topped the rest of the box out with foam padding.3. To cease rising; reach the highest point or degree: Interest rates topped out at 16 percent. The balloon rose for a while but finally topped out.See also: out, toptop out
top outTo complete the uppermost course or the highest structural member in a construction.MedicalSeetopFinancialSeeTOPtop out
Synonyms for top outverb give up one's career just as one becomes very successfulRelated Words- leave office
- step down
- quit
- resign
verb provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)SynonymsRelated Words- furnish
- provide
- supply
- render
verb to reach the highest pointSynonymsRelated Words- crest
- arrive at
- reach
- attain
- gain
- hit
- make
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