top

top is on the Basic English 850 List.

tooth - top - touch

top is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

too - top - total

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /tɒp/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /tɑp/

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Noun

Singular top

Plural tops

1. (uncountable) The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.

   The top of the table is flat.

2. (countable) A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel, and it spins on its narrowest point.
3. (countable) A shirt

Related words

• bottom
• base

Verb

Plain form top

Third-person singular tops

Past tense topped

Past participle topped

Present participle topping

1. If you top something, you add toppings or cover with it a top.

   I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.

2. If A tops B, A beats B by an amount or value.