Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [top out]
- /tɒp aʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [top out]
- /tɒp aʊt/
Definitions of top out words
- noun top out the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit. Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex. Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point. 1
- noun top out the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. 1
- noun top out the higher end of anything on a slope. 1
- noun top out British. a part considered as higher: the top of the street. high gear of an automobile. 1
- noun top out tops. the part of a plant that grows above ground, especially of an edible root. one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants. 1
- noun top out the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again. 1
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Origin of top out
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English, Old English; cognate with Dutch top, German Zopf, Old Norse toppr “top”
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Top out
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
top out popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".