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topping

[ top-ing ]

noun

  1. the act of a person or thing that tops.
  2. a distinct part forming a top to something.
  3. something put on a thing at the top to complete it, as a sauce or garnish placed on food.
  4. toppings, the parts removed in topping or cropping plants, as branches.


adjective

  1. rising above something else; overtopping.
  2. very high in rank, degree, etc.
  3. Chiefly British Informal. excellent; wonderful.

topping

/ ˈɒɪŋ /

noun

  1. something that tops something else, esp a sauce or garnish for food
  2. angling part of a brightly-coloured feather, usually from a golden pheasant crest, used to top some artificial flies
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. high or superior in rank, degree, etc
  2. slang.
    excellent; splendid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·ٴDZpԲ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of topping1

1300–50; Middle English: top part; top 1, -ing 1, -ing 2
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That includes topping salads with tinned smoked salmon marinated in extra virgin olive oil, umami-fying pastas with anchovy fillets à la Alison Roman or topping toast with butter and rainbow trout.

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On the importance of topping the league phase, Littler added: "It's something I've always thought in my head, playing the first semi-final is so crucial because there is not that big of a turnaround."

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Even when chopped Snickers bars and whipped topping make an appearance.

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For those who may have forgotten, “60 Minutes” features interviews with candidates topping each major party’s ticket, coinciding with every presidential election.

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I'd say first and foremost, that mushrooms are reducible to poisons, pizza toppings and party drugs.

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