Definition of "top" in inglés

noun

The highest or uppermost part of something.
- His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
The near end of somewhere.
- The patio is at the top of my garden.
- The shop is at the top of my street.
A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.
- The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.
Someone who is eminent.
(finance) A peak price of a security during a trading period, before it begins a downward trend.
(BDSM) A dominant partner in a sadomasochistic relationship or roleplay.
(LGBTQ slang) A person who penetrates or has a preference for penetrating during intercourse.
- I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.
(slang, vulgar, African-American Vernacular, MLE, MTE) Fellatio; a blowjob.
(particle physics) A top quark.
The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
- June 18 1714, Alexander Pope, letter to Jonathan Swift The top of my own ambition is to contribute to that work.
(ropemaking) A plug or conical block of wood with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
(sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.
- She sang at the top of her voice.
(wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
(obsolete, except in one sense of phrase on top of) Eve; verge; point.
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
(in the plural, slang, dated) Topboots.
(golf, billiards, racquet sports) A stroke on the top of the ball.
(golf, billiards, racquet sports) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top; topspin.
(in restaurants, preceded by a number) (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
Ellipsis of topswarm.
(military) The First Sergeant or Master Sergeant (U.S. Marine Corps), senior enlisted man at company level.
(Philippines, usually in the plural) a shoot (eaten as a vegetable).

verb

To cover on the top or with a top.

I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.

To exceed in height.

To excel, to surpass, to beat, to exceed.

Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.

To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.

To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.
Top and tail the carrots.

(British, Australia, slang, reflexive) To commit suicide.

Depression causes many people to top themselves.

(British, Australia, slang, rare, chiefly archaic) To murder or execute.

(BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping.
Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom".

(LGBTQ slang, transitive, intransitive) To penetrate during sexual intercourse.

(archaic) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

topping passions
, Book II, Chapter XXI influenced by that topping uneasiness

(archaic) To excel; to rise above others.

(nautical) To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.

(dyeing) To cover with another dye.

to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening

To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

(slang, dated) To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.

(of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.

To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.

To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

(golf) To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

adjective

Situated on the top of something.
(informal) Best; of the highest quality, fame or rank.
- She's in the top dance school.
(informal) Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
- He's a top lawyer.
- That is a top car.
(transgender) Relating to the chest or breasts.
- top surgery

adverb

Best, highest.
- Our product is top-rated on all major platforms.
- This is the top-performing school in the area.

interjection

(obsolete) The signal among tailors and seamstresses for snuffing the candle. The last of them to cry "top" had to snuff the candle.
- "Well," replied Davie, […] "a wilful woman must have her way like any man — and I doubt your patience is sorely tried, Barbara — Top!" This last expression, which may seem rather irrelevant, had direct reference to the wick of the candle, which required snuffing […]