–noun

1.	the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit.

2.	the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything.

3.	the higher end of anything on a slope.

4.	British. a. a part considered as higher: the top of the street. b. high gear of an automobile.

5.	tops, a. the part of a plant that grows above ground, esp. of an edible root. b. one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants.

6.	the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again.

7.	the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class.

8.	the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice.

9.	a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position.

10.	the best or choicest part: the top of all creation.

11.	a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle.

12.

the head.

13.	any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts.

14.	Nautical. a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper cce rigging, etc.

15.	Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first.

16.	Bridge. a. the best card of a suit in a player's hand. b. (in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand.

17.	Sports. a. a stroke that hits the ball above its center. b. the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.

18.	Baseball. a. the first half of an inning. b. the first three batters in the batting order.

19.	Textiles. a. a cluster of textile fibers, esp. tow, put on a distaff. b. a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball. c. a similar strand of rayon.

20.	Jewelry. crown (def. 27).

21.	the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops.

–adjective

22.	pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf.

23.	highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices.

24.	foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition 78 .

–verb (used with object)

25.	to furnish with a top; put a top on.

26.	to be at or constitute the top of.

27.	to reach the top of.

28.	to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon.

29.	to exceed in height, amount, number, etc.

30.	to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything.

31.	Theater. (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King ed2 Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech.

32.	to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream.

33.	to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree.

34.	to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.).

35.	Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture).

36.	Sports. a. to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin. b. to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner.

37.	to top-dress (land).

38.	Obsolete. to have coitus with (a woman).

–verb (used without object)

39.	to rise aloft.

—Verb phrases

40.	top off, a. to climax or complete, esp. in an exceptional manner; finish: They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight. b. to fill (a partly full container) completely: to top off a gas tank.

41.	top out, a. to finish the top of (a structure). b. to reach the highest level.

—Idioms

42.	blow one's top, Informal. a. to become enraged; lose one's temper. b. to go mad; become insane: He must have blown his top to make such a fool of himself.

43.	off the top of one's head, Informal. head (def. 77).

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44.	on top, successful; victorious; dominant: to stay on top.

45.	on top of, a. over or upon. b. in addition to; over and above. c. close upon; following upon: Gale winds came on top of the floods. d. in complete control: on top of the problem.

46.	on top of the world, a. successful. b. elated: The success made her feel on top of the world.

47.	over the top, a. Military. over the top of the parapet before a trench, as in issuing to charge against the enemy. b. surpassing a goal, quota, or limit.

48.	top oneself, Chiefly British. to kill oneself.

–noun

1.	a particular month, day, and year at which some event happened or will happen: July 4, 1776 was the date of the signing of the Declaration of Independence.

2.	the day of the month: Is today's date the 7th or the 8th?

3.	an inscription on a writing, coin, etc., that shows the time, or time and place, of writing, casting, delivery, etc.: a letter bearing the date January 16.

4.	the time or period to which any event or thing belongs; period in general: at a late date.

5.	the time during which anything lasts; duration: The pity is that childhood has so short a date.

6.	an appointment for a particular time: They have a date with their accountant at ten o'clock.

7.	a social appointment, engagement, or occasion arranged beforehand with another person: to go out on a date on Saturday night.

8.	a person with whom one has such a social appointment or engagement: Can I bring a date to the party?

9.	an engagement for an entertainer to perform.

10.	dates, the birth and death dates, usually in years, of a person: Dante's dates are 1265 to 1321.

–verb (used without object)

11.	to have or bear a date: The letter dates from 1873.

12.	to belong to a particular period; have its origin: That dress dates from the 19th century. The architecture dates as far back as 1830.

13.	to reckon from some point in time: The custom dates from the days when women wore longer skirts.

14.	to go out socially on dates: She dated a lot during high school.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to mark or furnish with a date: Please date the check as of today.

16.	to ascertain or fix the period or point in time of; assign a period or point in time to: The archaeologist dated the ruins as belonging to the early Minoan period.

17.	to show the age of; show to be old-fashioned.

18.	to make a date with; go out on dates with: He's been dating his best friend's sister.

—Idioms

19.	to date, up to the present time; until now: This is his best book to date.

20.	up to date, in agreement with or inclusive of the latest information; modern: Bring us up to date on the news.

–noun

1.	the position or location of a town, building, etc., esp. as to its environment: the site of our summer cabin.

2.	the area or exact plot of ground on which anything is, has been, or is to be located: the site of ancient Troy.

3.	Computers. Web site.

–verb (used with object)

4.	to place in or provide with a site; locate.

5.	to put in position for operation, as artillery: to site a cannon.