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top

/tɑp/ noun A1
  1. The highest or uppermost part of something. (countable, uncountable) · His kite got caught at the top of the tree.
  2. The part of something that is usually highest or uppermost. (countable, uncountable) · We flipped the machine onto its top.
  3. The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc. (countable, uncountable) · Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.· Headings appear at the tops of pages.
  4. A lid, cap, or cover of a container. (countable, uncountable) · Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.
  5. A garment worn to cover the torso. (countable, uncountable) · I bought this top as it matches my jeans.· I like this pyjama top.
  6. A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached. (countable, uncountable)
  7. The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats. (countable, uncountable)
  8. The near end of somewhere. (countable, uncountable) · The patio is at the top of my garden.· The shop is at the top of my street.

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Presently they heard a solemn Voice, that seemed to come from somewhere near the top of the great dome, and it said:
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 104 · B2
He laughed, when he came to the top of the water, and swam in to shore.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 100 · B2
They made his hat and boots and clothes into a small bundle and threw it into the top branches of a tall tree.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 84 · B2
AN EAGLE made her nest at the top of a lofty oak; a Cat, having found a convenient hole, moved into the middle of the trunk; and a Wild Sow, with her young, took shelter in a hollow at its foot.
Three Hundred Aesop's Fables, p. 63 · B2

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and translations from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.