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11 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, n. (Golf) a A stroke on the top of the ball. b A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top {From top to toe}, from head to foot; altogether. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, v. t. 1. (Dyeing) To cover with another dye; as to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking. 2. To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade). 3. To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top [Cant] 4. To strike the top of as a wall, with the hind feet, in jumping, so as to gain new impetus; -- said of a horse. 5. To improve (domestic animals, esp. sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior. 6. (Naut.) To raise one end of as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other 7. To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal. 8. (Golf) To strike (the ball) above the center; also to make (as a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, v. i. 1. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center. 2. (Naut.) To rise at one end as a yard; -- usually with up From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, n. [AS. top akin to OFries top a tuft, D. top top OHG. zopf end tip, tuft of hair, G. zopf tuft of hair, pigtail, top of a tree, Icel. toppr a tuft of hair, crest, top Dan. top Sw topp pinnacle, top of uncertain origin. Cf {Tuft}.] 1. The highest part of anything the upper end edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground. The star that bids the shepherd fold, Now the top of heaven doth hold --Milton. 2. The utmost degree; the acme; the summit. The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work --Pope. 3. The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place as to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school. And wears upon his baby brow the round And top of sovereignty. --Shak. 4. The chief person; the most prominent one Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots. --Milton. 5. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it the head. ``From top to toe'' --Spenser. All the stored vengeance of Heaven fall On her ungrateful top ! --Shak. 6. The head, or upper part of a plant. The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as cabbageheads --I. Watts. 7. (Naut.) A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft. --Totten. 8. (Wool Manuf.) A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out 9. Eve; verge; point. [R.] ``He was upon the top of his marriage with Magdaleine.'' --Knolles. 10. The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface. --Knight. 11. pl Top-boots. [Slang] --Dickens. Note: Top is often used adjectively or as the first part of compound words usually self-explaining; as top stone, or topstone; top-boots, or top boots; top soil, or top-soil. {Top and but} (Shipbuilding), a phrase used to denote a method of working long tapering planks by bringing the but of one plank to the top of the other to make up a constant breadth in two layers. {Top minnow} (Zo["o]l.), a small viviparous fresh-water fish ({Gambusia patruelis}) abundant in the Southern United States. Also applied to other similar species. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, n. [CF. OD dop, top OHG., MNG., & dial. G. topf; perhaps akin to G. topf a pot.] 1. A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip. 2. (Rope Making) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Topped}; p. pr & vb n. {Topping}.] 1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as lofty ridges and topping mountains. --Derham. 2. To predominate; as topping passions. ``Influenced by topping uneasiness.'' --Locke. 3. To excel; to rise above others But write thy, and top --Dryden. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Top \Top\, v. t. 1. To cover on the top to tip; to cap; -- chiefly used in the past participle. Like moving mountains topped with snow. --Waller. A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. --Milton. 2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass. Topping all others in boasting. --Shak. Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. --Shak. 3. To rise to the top of to go over the top of But wind about till thou hast topped the hill. --Denham. 4. To take off the or upper part of to crop. Top your rose trees a little with your knife. --Evelyn. 5. To perform eminently, or better than before From endeavoring universally to top their parts they will go universally beyond them --Jeffrey. 6. (Naut.) To raise one end of as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other {To top off}, to complete by putting on or finishing, the top or uppermost part of as to top off a stack of hay; hence to complete; to finish; to adorn. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: top adj 1: situated at the top or highest position; "the top shelf" [syn: {top(a)}] [ant: {bottom(a)}, {side(a)}] 2: (of persons) highest in rank or authority or office; "his arch rival"; "the boss man"; "the chief executive"; "head librarian"; "top administrators" [syn: {arch(a)}, {boss(a)}, {chief(a)}, {head(a)}, {top(a)}] 3: not to be surpassed; "his top effort" [syn: {greatest}] 4: ranking above all others "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" [syn: {first}, {foremost}, {top(a)}] n 1: the upper part of anything "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page" 2: the highest or uppermost side of anything "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: {top side}, {upper side}, {upside}] 3: the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: {peak}, {crown}, {crest}, {tip}, {summit}] 4: the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: {top of the inning}] [ant: {bottom}] 5: the highest level or degree attainable: "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: {acme}, {height}, {elevation}, {peak}, {pinnacle}, {summit}, {superlative}] 6: the greatest possible intensity: "he screamed at the top of his lungs" 7: platform surrounding the head of a lower mast 8: a conical child's toy tapering to a steel-shod point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: {whirligig}, {teetotum}, {spinning top}] 9: something that covers a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: {cover}] 10: a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top" 11: a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: {circus tent}, {big top}, {round top}] v 1: go beyond; "She exceeded out expectations" [syn: {exceed}, {transcend}, {overstep}, {pass}, {go past}] 2: pass by over or under without making contact "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: {clear}] 3: cut the top off "top trees and bushes" [syn: {pinch}] 4: be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: {crown}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: TOP {Technical/Office Protocol} From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TOP The OS-9 Project (OS-9) From V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms 13 March 2001 [vera]: TOP Technical and Office Protocols
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