top
- noun
- /tɑp/
- To achieve your goals, you need to be at the top of your game.
- top of the list
- rise to the top
- come out on top
We thought we're at the top and we're just halfway.
- We thought we're at the top and we're just halfway.
Examples
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And at the moment, we have the top five on our list.
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Kick us off with your top three Christmas movies.
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That meant they could not hold the top jobs in the state.
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I thought I would pick a top ten once again.
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I would consider this, well, our top story this week.
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There are those at the very top and those at the very bottom.
Academic text (2008) -
It's going to be at the top of every news segment tonight.
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And for many years, Becks has been at the top and still is.
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Winning TSA in the state and nation has put our courses at the top of students' lists.
Academic text (2008) -
Students verbally identified the concepts to write at the top of the diagram.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
The highest point something reaches, like a mountain or an achievement
The time when something is at its strongest or most successful
The most important position in an area of work or activity
The highest point of success or achievement
A person with the most power in a group
The highest level of achievement in a career or field
The top level that something reaches
The most important people in a company or the army who make big decisions
The highest point of success or power
The greatest effort someone can make
The highest point of achievement or success
The most important position with the highest priority
A person who is in charge of a group and makes the main decisions
The highest job or status in a company
The highest level of success in a job or field
In a position of power or importance in a group
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
Delivered over the internet directly to users instead of through cable services
- Archaic
A tall leather shoe that reaches halfway to the knee and is worn for riding or historical dress
- Archaic
A folding hood on a carriage pulled by horses that protects passengers from rain and wind
- Australian
A tall evergreen tree from Tasmania with strong, fine wood that people use for boats and building
- Specialized
A tall North American plant with long white flowers that keeps insects away
- Informal
Loud exaggerated actions meant to get attention or make people laugh
- Archaic
A small table with a top that can be turned up to stand upright to save space
- Specialized
A yeast that rises to the top when beer is made and is used to brew ales
- Specialized
A thin layer of compost or fertilizer spread on top of soil to help plants grow without mixing it in
- Specialized
A way of making beer where yeast rises to the top at warm temperatures for ales
- Specialized
A plant that makes small bulbs at the top instead of flowers and gives young shoots for salads
- Specialized
A long horizontal pole high on a sailing ship that holds the topgallant sail
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Top originally meant the highest part, so people used it to talk about the highest rank or position. That's why top now means the most important or highest level.