The upper part of anything.

Dutch: bovendeel, bovengedeelte, bovenkant, bovenste, bovenstuk, bovenzijde, kopstuk
Polish: góra

The highest or uppermost side of anything:
— Put your books on top of the desk.
— Only the top side of the box was painted.

synonyms: top side, upper side, upside.

Dutch: bovenkant

The top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill).

synonyms: crest, crown, peak, summit, tip.

Dutch: bergtop, piek, apex, kruin, top

The first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat:
— A relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth.

synonym: top of the inning.

The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development:
— At the top of his profession.

synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, tiptop.

Roget 210: summit, summity^†; top, peak, vertex, apex, zenith, pinnacle, acme, culmination, meridian, utmost height, ne plus utra, height, pitch, maximum, climax, culminating point, crowning point, turning point; turn of the tide, fountain head; water shed, water parting; sky, pole.    tip, tip top; crest, crow's nest, cap, truck, nib; end etc. 67; crown, brow; head, nob^†, noddle^†, pate; capsheaf^†.    high places, heights.    topgallant mast, sky scraper; quarter deck, hurricane deck.    architrave, frieze, cornice, coping stone, zoophorus^†, capital, epistyle^†, sconce, pediment, entablature^†; tympanum; ceiling etc. (covering) 223.    attic, loft, garret, house top, upper story.    [metaphorical use] summit conference, summit; peak of achievement, peak of performance; peaks and troughs, peaks and valleys (in graphs). ... show more

Dutch: overtreffende trap, spits, hoogtepunt, toppunt, top
Polish: kulminacja

The greatest possible intensity.

Platform surrounding the head of a lower mast.

A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin:
— He got a bright red top and string for his birthday.

synonyms: spinning top, teetotum, whirligig.

Roget 312: rotation, revolution, spinning, gyration, turning about an axis, turning aound an axis, circulation, roll; circumrotation^†, circumvolution, circumgyration^†; volutation^†, circination^†, turbination^†, pirouette, convolution.    verticity^†, whir, whirl, eddy, vortex, whirlpool, gurge^†; countercurrent; Maelstrom, Charybdis; Ixion.    [rotating air] cyclone; tornado, whirlwind; dust devil.    [rotation of an automobile] spin-out.    axis, axis of rotation, swivel, pivot, pivot point; axle, spindle, pin, hinge, pole, arbor, bobbin, mandrel; axle shaft; gymbal; hub, hub of rotation.    [rotation and translation together] helix, helical motion.    [measure of rotation] angular momentum, angular velocity; revolutions per minute, RPM.    [result of rotation] centrifugal force; surge; vertigo, dizzy round; coriolus force.    [things that go around] carousel, merry-go-round; Ferris wheel; top, dreidel^†, teetotum; gyroscope; turntable, lazy suzan; screw, whirligig, rollingstone^†, water wheel, windmill; wheel, pulley wheel, roulette wheel, potter's wheel, pinwheel, gear; roller; flywheel; jack; caster; centrifuge, ultracentrifuge, bench centrifuge, refrigerated centrifuge, gas centrifuge, microfuge; drill, augur, oil rig; wagon wheel, wheel, tire, tyre [Brit.].    [Science of rotary motion] trochilics^†.    [person who rotates] whirling dervish.    ... show more

Dutch: deksel, bovenkleding, draaitol, tol
Polish: bąk, bączek

Covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container):
— He removed the top of the carton.
— He couldn't get the top off of the bottle.

synonym: cover.

Roget 223: covering, cover; baldachin, baldachino^†, baldaquin^†; canopy, tilt, awning, tent, marquee, tente d'abri [Fr.], umbrella, parasol, sunshade; veil (shade) 424; shield etc. (defense) 717.    roof, ceiling, thatch, tile; pantile, pentile^†; tiling, slates, slating, leads; barrack [U.S.], plafond, planchment [U.S.], tiling, shed etc. (abode) 189.    top, lid, covercle^†, door, operculum; bulkhead [U.S.].    bandage, plaster, lint, wrapping, dossil^†, finger stall.    coverlet, counterpane, sheet, quilt, tarpaulin, blanket, rug, drugget^†; housing; antimacassar, eiderdown, numdah^†, pillowcase, pillowslip^†; linoleum; saddle cloth, blanket cloth; tidy; tilpah [U.S.], apishamore [U.S.].    integument, tegument; skin, pellicle, fleece, fell, fur, leather, shagreen^†, hide; pelt, peltry^†; cordwain^†; derm^†; robe, buffalo robe [U.S.]; cuticle, scarfskin, epidermis.    clothing etc. 225; mask etc. (concealment) 530.    peel, crust, bark, rind, cortex, husk, shell, coat; eggshell, glume^†.    capsule; sheath, sheathing; pod, cod; casing, case, theca^†; elytron^†; elytrum^†; involucrum [Lat.]; wrapping, wrapper; envelope, vesicle; corn husk, corn shuck [U.S.]; dermatology, conchology; testaceology^†.    inunction^†; incrustation, superimposition, superposition, obduction^†; scale etc. (layer) 204.    [specific coverings] veneer, facing; overlay; plate, silver plate, gold plate, copper plate; engobe^†; ormolu; Sheffield plate; pavement; coating, paint; varnish etc. (resin) 216.1; plating, barrel plating, anointing etc. v.; enamel; epitaxial deposition [Eng.], vapor deposition; ground, whitewash, plaster, spackel, stucco, compo; cerement; ointment etc. (grease) 356.    ... show more

Dutch: inkom
Polish: pokrywa, przykrywa

A garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips.

A canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance:
— They had the big top up in less than an hour.

synonyms: big top, circus tent, round top.

Be superior or better than some standard:
— She topped her performance of last year.

synonyms: exceed, go past, overstep, pass, transcend.

Roget 33: be superior etc. adj.; exceed, excel, transcend; outdo, outbalance^†, outweigh, outrank, outrival, out-Herod; pass, surpass, get ahead of; over-top, override, overpass, overbalance, overweigh, overmatch; top, o'ertop, cap, beat, cut out; beat hollow; outstrip etc. 303; eclipse, throw into the shade, take the shine out of, outshine, put one's nose out of joint; have the upper hand, have the whip hand of, have the advantage; turn the scale, kick the beam; play first fiddle etc. (importance) 642; preponderate, predominate, prevail; precede, take precedence, come first; come to a head, culminate; beat all others, etc. bear the palm; break the record; take the cake [U.S.].    become larger, render larger etc. (increase) 35, (expand) 194.    ... show more

Dutch: ontstijgen, overstijgen, overstralen, overtreffen, overvleugelen, uitsteken, uitstijgen, verbeteren, voorbijstreven

Pass by, over, or under without making contact:
— The balloon cleared the tree tops.

synonym: clear.

Be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point.

Be ahead of others; be the first:
— She topped her class every year.

synonym: lead.

Dutch: aanvoeren, leiden, vooroplopen

Provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure):
— The towers were topped with conical roofs.

synonym: top out.

Reach or ascend the top of.

Strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin.

Cut the top off:
— Top trees and bushes.

synonym: pinch.

Dutch: aftoppen, toppen

Be the culminating event.

synonym: crown.

Roget 210: culminate, crown, top; overtop etc. (be superior to) 33.   

Dutch: bekronen

Finish up or conclude:
— They topped off their dinner with a cognac.
— Top the evening with champagne.

synonym: top off.

Situated at the top or highest position.

Roget 210: highest etc. (high) etc. 206; top; top most, upper most; tiptop; culminating etc. v.; meridian, meridional^†; capital, head, polar, supreme, supernal, topgallant.    ... show more