Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
"They topped off their dinner with a cognac"
"top the evening with champagne"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 3
cut the top off
"top trees and bushes"
Kinds of:
tail
Derived:
topper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 4
"the towers were topped with conical roofs"
Derived:
topper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun
Sense 5
"a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
noun
Sense 6
"the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"
"the title should be written at the top of the first page"
Derived:
pinch
noun
Sense 7
"put your books on top of the desk"
"only the top side of the box was painted"
Derived:
clear
verb
Sense 8
"A star tops the Christmas Tree"
Type of:
lie
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 9
"he screamed at the top of his lungs"
noun
Sense 12
"he removed the top of the carton"
"he couldn''t get the top off of the bottle"
"put the cover back on the kettle"
Type of:
covering
verb
Sense 14
"The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 15
"she topped her class every year"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb
Sense 16
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"
Kinds of:
hop
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 17
be the culminating event
"The speech crowned the meeting"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 19
"the view from the peak was magnificent"
"they clambered to the summit of Monadnock"
noun
Sense 20
"he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"
"they had the big top up in less than an hour"
Has parts:
circus
verb
Sense 21
go beyond
"She exceeded our expectations"
"She topped her performance of last year"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
noun
Sense 22
"his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"
"the artist''s gifts are at their acme"
"at the height of her career"
"the peak of perfection"
"summer was at its peak"
"...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of"
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
22
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
121
Times Searched
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