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top1 [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] N

top → spinning top

top

See also spinning top

spinning top N

I . top2 [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] N

6. top (lid):

top
top

7. top no pl (in addition to):

II . top2 [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] ADJ

4. top (maximum):

top

III . top2 <-pp-> [tɒp, Am tɑ:p] VB trans

1. top (be at the highest place):

top
top fig

2. top a. fig (reach the top):

top

3. top (place on top of):

top

open-top ADJ

spinning top N

tip-top [ˌtɪpˈtɒp, Am ˈtɪptɑ:p] ADJ inf

top off VB trans

2. top off Am, Aus (conclude satisfactorily):

top up VB trans

2. top up (add to until limit reached):

top drawer N

1. top drawer (chest's uppermost drawer):

2. top drawer Brit inf (superior social position):

top hat N

top-level [ˈtɒplevəl, Am ˈtɑ:p-] ADJ

top notch [ˌtɒpˈnɒtʃ, Am ˌtɑ:pˈnɑ:tʃ] ADJ inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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On the tops of the spandrel pillars, girders extend length-wise, from which other stretch at right-angles across the arched ribs.
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The machine must be preceded by a topper to cut the green tops off the carrot plants.
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This massive chunk of rock, covered with a forest of oak, hemlock, hickory and huge rhododendron, tops out at 3,260 feet above sea level.
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The data showed the configuration of the seafloor where he saw that some undersea mountains had flat tops.
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Water taken up through the plants and transpired at their tops helps to humidify the air.
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A pediment with doubled semicircular window and the same cornice treatment tops the middle three bays.
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As a result, convective cloud tops started to warm up and banding became more fragmented.
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Other types of garment are commonly worn for sleeping, but not exclusively so, including t-shirts, tank tops, sweatpants and gym shorts as well as underwear with no outer garment.
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Because the channels start at ridge tops, it is believed they were formed by heavy downpours.
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It was put into beer bottles with the tops tied down with twine and stored in the coolest place in the house until ready.
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