Top Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

1

: a garment worn on the upper body

: the highest or uppermost region or part

: the upper end, edge, or surface

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: a fitted, integral, or attached part or unit serving as an upper piece, lid, or covering

3

: the highest position (as in rank or achievement)

: a person or thing at the top

tops plural : aces and kings in a hand or the three highest honors in a suit

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: the part that is nearest in space or time to the source or beginning

: the first half of an inning in baseball

5

: the loudest or highest range of a sound

7

: a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast that serves to spread the topmast rigging, strengthen the mast, and furnish a standing place for men aloft

especially : such a part on a warship used as a fire-control station or antiaircraft gun platform

8

also : the stroke so given

9

also : the flavor characterizing this particle

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transitive verb

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: to cover with a top or on the top : provide, form, or serve as a top for

: to supply with a decorative or protective finish or final touch

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4

: to rise to, reach, or be at the top of

5

: to strike (a ball) above the center thereby imparting topspin

intransitive verb

1

: to make an end, finish, or conclusion

2

: a commonly cylindrical or conoidal device that has a tapering point on which it is made to spin and that is used especially as a toy

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