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top n. 1 summit, apex, peak, acme, crest, head, pinnacle, vertex,
zenith, meridian, crown, culmination, high point, height,
apogee: They reached the top of the mountain at dawn. For a
change, I should like to be at the top looking down. Samantha
remains at the top of her profession. 2 lid, cover, cap,
covering, stopper, cork: Put the top back on the bottle when
you're through.
--v. 3 surpass, better, best, outstrip, exceed, outdo, excel,
beat, transcend: It would be impossible to top some of his
achievements. 4 surmount, cover, cap, crown, tip; finish,
complete, garnish: The entire concoction was topped by a
maraschino cherry. 5 trim, crop, lop or cut off, clip, prune,
nip, pinch (back): All the trees in this area have been topped
to let in more sunlight. 6 scale, climb, ascend, surmount: The
party topped Annapurna the next day. 7 top up. fill (up),
refresh, refill, replenish, US freshen (up): He asked the
barman to top up our drinks.
--adj. 8 best, greatest, foremost, leading, pre-eminent,
eminent, first, first-rate, principal, prime, finest, choicest,
topmost; excellent, superior, superb, top-drawer, top-grade,
top-notch, supreme, peerless, unequalled, incomparable, Colloq
crack, ace, A-1 or A-one: Is he the top man in his field? She
is a top economics adviser to the government. 9 uppermost,
topmost, highest: The top fruit is the best.
topic n. subject(-matter), matter, issue, question, point, thesis,
theme, text, keynote, field or area of study or of inquiry: We
need to decide on a topic for tonight's discussion.
topical adj. 1 contemporary, current, up to date, timely: Drug
addiction is certainly a topical subject. 2 local, superficial:
For a minor injury we give a topical, not a general anaesthetic.
topple v. 1 upset, up-end, knock down or over, bring down, fell,
capsize, collapse: Scores of buildings were toppled by the
tornado. 2 bring or throw down, overthrow, defeat, vanquish,
overcome, overturn, unseat, oust: The leaders of the coup
succeeded in toppling the government in a week. 3 fall (over or
down), drop, collapse, keel over, tumble down: Seven guardsmen