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, adjectiveWords nearby top
toots,
tootsie,
tootsy,
tootsy-wootsy,
toowoomba,
top,
top 40,
top banana,
top billing,
top boot,
top brass
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)
Example sentences from the Web for top
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)
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)
Idioms and Phrases with top
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