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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. slangexcellent; 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

  • untopping 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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His family say he was a gifted student, and had attended a private school on scholarship before topping his class at university.

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Price said: "I would like to thank the members that showed me support during this process and congratulate Cefin on topping the list."

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Woods is expected to move into the top 20 next week, after topping a 71-player field that featured four golfers who currently rank in the AJGA’s top five.

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Growth has been halting, however, even for someone who sprouted 13 inches between the ninth and 11th grades, topping out at 6-foot-10.

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Despite topping parliamentary elections for the first time, they failed to form government.

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