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
British Dictionary definitions for top out (1 of 3)
top out
verb
(adverb)
to place the highest stone on (a building) or perform a ceremony on this occasion
British Dictionary definitions for top out (2 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 out (3 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
Idioms and Phrases with top out (1 of 2)
top out
Complete the top portion of a building, as in They were scheduled to top out the dome next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1834.
Fill up a ship or complete its cargo, as in The ship was topped out with scrap iron. This idiom was first recorded in 1940.
Cease rising, as in Interest rates topped out at 10 percent. [Second half of 1900s]
Retire just as one becomes very successful, as in He decided that at sixty it was time to top out. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s]
Idioms and Phrases with top out (2 of 2)
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