top

/tɒp/ verb [T] (present participle topping, past tense and past participle topped)

Definition

› to be better or more than something: I don't think film makers will ever top 'Gone With The Wind'.

be topped with sth › to be covered with something: lemon tart topped with cream

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

to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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