tops
tops
- n the upper part of anything
the mower cuts off the tops of the grass - n the highest or uppermost side of anything
- n the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
- n the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat
- n the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- n the greatest possible intensity
- n platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
- n a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin
- n covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container)
- n a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips
- n a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance
- v be superior or better than some standard
- v pass by, over, or under without making contact
the balloon cleared the tree tops - v be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
A star tops the Christmas Tree - v be ahead of others; be the first
- v provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
- v reach or ascend the top of
- v strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
- v cut the top off
- v be the culminating event
- v finish up or conclude
- s of the highest quality
she is absolutely tops
- Since wool tops are wool that has been considerably processed, it seems logical to the uninitiated that wool tops should cost more than raw wool.
- Though it starred hot young actors Jamie Foxx, Jessica Biel and Josh Lucas and aspired to the mammoth success of the jets-jocks-and-babes urtext Top Gun, Stealth tops the list of .
- Ethel Merman is at her best which is tops.