top

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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology

Old English top (“summit, crest”)

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[edit] Noun

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  1. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) 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.
    Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.
  4. A garment worn to cover the torso.
    I bought this top as it matches by jeans.
  5. A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
    The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
  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. (LGBT, slang) 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).
    I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend likes being fucked in the ass so he's the bottom.
  10. (physics) A top quark.
  11. The leaders in a competition
    • 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, BBC Sport:
      After drawing their first game in Kiev the Potters are now top of Europa League Group E ahead of back-to-back games with Maccabi Tel-Aviv.

[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
  • (BDSM): bottom
  • (gay sexual slang): bottom

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Derived terms

[edit] Translations

uppermost part
uppermost part of a visual field
lid, cap, cover
garment worn to cover the torso
child’s spinning toy
top of a ship's mast
baseball term
BDSM: dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay
gay sexual slang: gay man who likes to penetrate in anal sex

[edit] Verb

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.
    I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.
  2. To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
    I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.
    Top and tail the carrots.
  3. To excel, to surpass, to beat.
    Titanic was the most-successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.
  4. To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
    Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.
  5. (UK, slang) To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.
    Depression causes many people to top themselves.
  6. (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
  7. (slang, gay sexuality) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.

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[edit] Translations

to cover on the top or with a top
to cut or remove the top
excel
slang: to murder
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top (not comparable)

  1. (informal) best.
    She's in the top dance school in
  2. superior, of high quality
    He's a top lawyer.
    That is a top car.

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informal: best

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top (not comparable)

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

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[edit] Albanian

[edit] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top).

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top

  1. ball

[edit] Baure

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top

  1. fog

[edit] Crimean Tatar

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top

  1. ball
  2. lump
  3. cannon

[edit] Declension

    declension of top
nominative top
genitive topnıñ
dative topqa
accusative topnı
locative topta
ablative toptan

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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] Inflection

    Inflection of top
common gender Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative, dative and accusative top toppen toppe toppene
genitive tops toppens toppes toppenes

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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] Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish طوپ (top).

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tȍp m. (Cyrillic spelling то̏п)

  1. cannon
  2. (chess) rook

[edit] Declension

    declension of top
singular plural
nominative top topovi
genitive topa topova
dative topu topovima
accusative top topove
vocative tope topovi
locative topu topovima
instrumental topom topovima

[edit] Slovene

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Common Slavic *tup.

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top m.

  1. blunt

[edit] Turkish

[edit] Etymology

From Old Turkic tōp, tolp.

[edit] Noun

top (definite accusative topu, plural toplar)

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

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declension of top
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) top toplar
definite accusative (belirtme) topu topları
dative (yönelme) topa toplara
locative (bulunma) topta toplarda
ablative (çıkma) toptan toplardan
genitive (tamlayan) topun topların

[edit] Volapük

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek τόπος (topos, “place”).

[edit] Noun

top (plural tops)

  1. place

[edit] Declension

declension of top
singular plural
nominative top tops
genitive topa topas
dative tope topes
accusative topi topis
predicative topu topus
vocative o top! o tops!

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