ALL meanings of tops
tops
T t - adjective tops pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf. 1
- adjective tops highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices. 1
- adjective tops foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. 1
- adverb tops at a maximum; at most: It'll take an hour, tops. I'll give you $25 for that, tops. 1
- noun tops a toy, often inversely conical, with a point on which it is made to spin. 1
- verb with object tops to furnish with a top; put a top on. 1
- verb with object tops to be at or constitute the top of. 1
- verb with object tops to reach the top of. 1
- verb with object tops to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon. 1
- verb with object tops to exceed in height, amount, number, etc. 1
- verb with object tops to surpass, excel, or outdo: That tops everything. 1
- verb with object tops Theater. (in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch: King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St. Crispin's Day speech. 1
- verb with object tops to surmount with something specified: to top a sundae with whipped cream. 1
- verb with object tops to remove the top of; crop; prune: to top a tall tree. Synonyms: lop, shear. 1
- verb with object tops to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc.). 1
- verb with object tops Chemistry. to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture). 1
- verb with object tops Sports. to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin. to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner. 1
- verb with object tops to top-dress (land). 1
- verb with object tops Obsolete. to have coitus with (a woman). 1
- verb without object tops to rise aloft. 1
- idioms tops sleep like a top, to sleep soundly: After a day of hiking and swimming we slept like tops. 1
- noun tops a person or thing of top quality 0
- adjective tops excellent; superb 0
- adverb tops at most 0