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verb [T] (MOST IMPORTANT)
 
 
/tɒp/ US  /tɑːp/ (-pp-)

Definition

C2 to be the most important, most successful, etc.: The song topped the charts (= sold the largest number of recordings) for five weeks. She topped the bill (= was the most important act in the show).Being important and having importance
(Definition of top verb (MOST IMPORTANT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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