What is the meaning of top?

noun

• The upper part of anything.
  • usage: "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
• The highest or uppermost side of anything.
  • usage: "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
  • synonyms: top side, upper side, upside
• The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill. )
  • usage: "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
  • synonyms: peak, crown, crest, tip, summit
• The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat.
  • usage: "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth"
  • synonyms: top of the inning
• The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development.
  • usage: "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 fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
  • synonyms: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, tiptop
• The greatest possible intensity.
  • usage: "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
• Platform surrounding the head of a lower mast.
• A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin.
  • usage: "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday"
  • synonyms: whirligig, teetotum, spinning top
• Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container. )
  • usage: "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle"
  • synonyms: cover
• A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips.
  • usage: "he stared as she buttoned her top"
• A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance.
  • usage: "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour"
  • synonyms: circus tent, big top, round top

verb

• Be superior or better than some standard.
  • usage: "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
  • synonyms: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past
• Pass by, over, or under without making contact.
  • usage: "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
  • synonyms: clear
• Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point.
  • usage: "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
• Be ahead of others; be the first.
  • usage: "she topped her class every year"
  • synonyms: lead
• Provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure. )
  • usage: "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
  • synonyms: top out
• Reach or ascend the top of.
  • usage: "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
• Strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin.
• Cut the top off.
  • usage: "top trees and bushes"
  • synonyms: pinch
• Be the culminating event.
  • usage: "The speech crowned the meeting"
  • synonyms: crown
• Finish up or conclude.
  • usage: "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
  • synonyms: top off

adjective

• Situated at the top or highest position.
  • usage: "the top shelf"