What is the meaning of topping?

noun

• A flavorful addition on top of a dish.

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

adjective

• Excellent; best possible.
  • synonyms: top-flight, top-hole