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Adjective topping has 1 sense
- top-flight, top-hole, topping - excellent; best possible
Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
Noun topping has 1 sense
- topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish
--1 is a kind of garnish
--1 is a part of dish
--1 has particulars:
Verb top has 10 senses
- exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top - go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
--1 is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
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- clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
--2 is one way to pass, overtake, overhaul
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- top - be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
--3 is one way to lie
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- lead, top - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"
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- top - provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
--5 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
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- top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
--6 is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
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- top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
--7 is one way to hit
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- top, pinch - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
--8 is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
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- crown, top - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
--9 is one way to culminate, climax
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- top, top off - finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
--10 is one way to complete, finish
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