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[edit] English

Most common English words: heaven « v. « difficult « #801: top » tone » silent » takes

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Old English summit or crest

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[edit] Noun

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Singular
top

Plural
tops

top (plural tops)

  1. That part of an object furthest away in the opposite direction from that in which an unsupported object would fall.
    His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
  2. The part viewed, or intended to be viewed, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the uppermost visible objects.
    Headings appear at the tops of pages. Or, Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.
  3. A lid, cap or cover of a container.
  4. A garment worn to cover the torso.
  5. A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top
  6. (nautical) A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached
  7. (baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
  8. (BDSM) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
  9. (slang, gay sexuality) A gay man who likes take an active sexual role rather than a passive role (e.g. to penetrate in anal sex rather than be penetrated).

[edit] Synonyms

  • (part seen, or intended to be seen, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the uppermost visible objects): head (of a page)
  • (lid): cap, cover, lid

[edit] Antonyms

  • (part of an object furthest away in the opposite direction from that in which an unsupported object would fall): base, bottom, underside
  • (part seen, or intended to be seen, nearest the edge of the visual field normally occupied by the uppermost visible objects): foot (of a page)
  • (garment): bottoms
  • (sexual slang): bottom
  • (gay sexual slang): bottom

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[edit] Verb

Infinitive
to top

Third person singular
tops

Simple past
topped

Past participle
topped

Present participle
topping

to top (third-person singular simple present tops, present participle topping, simple past and past participle topped)

  1. To cover on the top or with a top.
  2. To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
  3. To excel, to beat.
  4. (British, slang) To kill, murder.

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[edit] Adjective

top

  1. (informal) best.

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top

  1. Rated first.
    She came top in her French exam.

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Noun

top

  1. ball

[edit] Crimean Tatar

[edit] Noun

top

  1. ball
  2. lump
  3. cannon

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[edit] References

  • Useinov & Mireev Dictionary, Simferopol, Dolya, 2002 [1]

[edit] Danish

[edit] Noun

top c. (singular definite toppen, plural indefinite toppe)

  1. summit, peak
  2. hairpiece
  3. top (uppermost part, lid, cap, cover, garment worn to cover the torso, child’s spinning toy)

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[edit] Dutch

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top m. (plural: toppen, diminutive topje)

  1. top (uppermost part)

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[edit] Kurdish

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top f.

  1. ball (object, generally spherical, used for playing games)


This Kurdish entry was created from the translations listed at ball. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see top in the Kurdish Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008


[edit] Serbo-Croatian

[edit] Noun

tȍp m. (Cyrillic spelling то̏п)

  1. cannon
  2. (chess) rook

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[edit] Slovene

[edit] Etymology

Common Slavic *tup.

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top m.

  1. blunt

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Noun

top (definite accusative topu, plural toplar)

  1. ball
  2. cannon
  3. (slang) gay

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