Definitions

noun

• A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
• A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
• Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
• A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
• Platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
• The greatest possible intensity
• The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
• The highest or uppermost side of anything
• The upper part of anything
• The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
• The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
• To be or become more than (a particular amount)
• To be in the highest position on (a list) because of success
• To do or be better than (someone or something)

verb

• Finish up or conclude
• Be the culminating event
• Cut the top off
• Strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
• Reach or ascend the top of
• Pass by, over, or under without making contact
• Provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
• Be superior or better than some standard
• Be ahead of others; be the first
• Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
• Located at the highest part or position
• Highest in rank, success, or importance
• Highest in quality, amount, or degree

adjective

• Situated at the top or highest position