Idioms for top

Origin of top

1
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch top, German Zopf, Old Norse toppr “top”

OTHER WORDS FROM top

un·topped, adjective

Definition for top (2 of 3)

top 2
[ top ]
/ tɒp /

noun

a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.

Origin of top

2
before 1100; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Frisian, dialectal Dutch top

Definition for top (3 of 3)

top-

variant of topo- before a vowel: toponym.

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British Dictionary definitions for top (1 of 3)

top 1
/ (tɒp) /

noun

adjective

of, relating to, serving as, or situated on the top the top book in a pile
British informal excellent a top night out

verb tops, topping or topped (mainly tr)

See also top off, top out, tops, top up

Word Origin for top

Old English topp; related to Old High German zopf plait, Old Norse toppr tuft

British Dictionary definitions for top (2 of 3)

top 2
/ (tɒp) /

noun

a toy that is spun on its pointed base by a flick of the fingers, by pushing a handle at the top up and down, etc
anything that spins or whirls around
sleep like a top to sleep very soundly

Word Origin for top

Old English, of unknown origin

British Dictionary definitions for top (3 of 3)

top-

combining form

a variant of topo-

Idioms and Phrases with top

top