top

/tɒp/ noun

Definition

HIGHEST PART [C] › the highest part of something: They were waiting for him at the top of the stairs. I want a cake with cherries on top.

SURFACE [C] › the flat, upper surface of something: the table top

LID [C] › the lid or cover of a container, pen, etc: Put the top back on the bottle.

CLOTHING [C] › a piece of women's clothing worn on the upper part of the body

TOY [C] › a toy that turns round and round when you move its handle up and down

the top › the most important position in a company, team, etc: At forty he was already at the top of his profession.

at the top of your voice UK (US at the top of your lungs) › shouting very loudly

(Definition of top noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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