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Idioms about top
Origin of top
1First recorded before 1000; Middle English top, top(p)e, Old English topp, toppa “top, summit, tuft of hair”; cognate with Dutch top, German Zopf, Old Norse toppr “top”
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un·topped, adjectiveWords nearby top
Other definitions for top (2 of 3)
top2
[ top ]
/ tɒp /
noun
a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin.
Origin of top
2First recorded before 1100; Middle English top, toppe, Old English top; cognate with Frisian, dialectal Dutch top
Other definitions for top (3 of 3)
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British Dictionary definitions for top (1 of 3)
top1
/ (tɒp) /
noun
adjective
of, relating to, serving as, or situated on the topthe top book in a pile
British informal excellenta 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)
top2
/ (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)
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