Foremost vs. Top

Foremostadjective

first, either in time or in space

Topnoun

The highest or uppermost part of something.

‘His kite got caught at the top of the tree.’;

Foremostadjective

Most forward; front

Topnoun

(irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.

‘We flipped the machine onto its top.’;

Foremostadjective

of a higher rank or position; paramount

Topnoun

The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.

‘Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.’; ‘Headings appear at the tops of pages.’;

Foremostadjective

(nautical) closest to the bow

Topnoun

A lid, cap or cover of a container.

‘Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.’;

Foremostadverb

in front

Topnoun

A garment worn to cover the torso.

‘I bought this top as it matches my jeans.’;

Foremostadverb

prominently forward

Topnoun

(nautical) A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached.

Foremostadverb

especially; particularly

Topnoun

(baseball) The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.

Foremostadjective

First in time or place; most advanced; chief in rank or dignity; as, the foremost troops of an army.

‘THat struck the foremost man of all this world.’;

Topnoun

(archaic) The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

Foremostadjective

ranking above all others;

‘was first in her class’; ‘the foremost figure among marine artists’; ‘the top graduate’;

Topnoun

A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.

‘The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.’;

Foremostadjective

situated closest to the bow;

‘the foremost compartment of the ship’;

Topnoun

(heading) Someone who is eminent.

Foremostadjective

preceding all others in spatial position;

‘the foremost compartment of the ship’;

Topnoun

(archaic) The chief person; the most prominent one.

Foremostadverb

prominently forward;

‘he put his best foot foremost’;

Topnoun

The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.

‘to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school’;

Foremostadverb

before anything else;

‘first we must consider the garter snake’;

Topnoun

(BDSM) A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

Topnoun

A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.

‘I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.’;

Topnoun

(physics) A top quark.

Topnoun

The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

Topnoun

(ropemaking) A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

Topnoun

(sound) Highest pitch or loudest volume.

‘She sang at the top of her voice.’;

Topnoun

(wool manufacture) A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

Topnoun

(obsolete, except in one sense of phrase on top of) Eve; verge; point.

Topnoun

The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

Topnoun

Topboots.

Topnoun

(golf) A stroke on the top of the ball.

Topnoun

(golf) A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.

Topnoun

(A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.

Topverb

To cover on the top or with a top.

‘I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.’;

Topverb

To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

‘I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair.’; ‘Top and tail the carrots.’;

Topverb

To excel, to surpass, to beat.

‘Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.’;

Topverb

To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

‘Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.’;

Topverb

To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.

‘Depression causes many people to top themselves.’;

Topverb

(BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

‘I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping.’; ‘Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom".’;

Topverb

To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.

Topverb

To anally penetrate.

Topverb

(archaic) To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

‘lofty ridges and topping mountains’;

Topverb

(archaic) To predominate.

‘topping passions’;

Topverb

(archaic) To excel; to rise above others.

Topverb

(nautical) To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.

Topverb

(dyeing) To cover with another dye.

‘to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening’;

Topverb

To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

Topverb

To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.

Topverb

(of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.

Topverb

To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.

Topverb

To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

Topverb

(golf) To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

Topadjective

Situated on the top of something.

Topadjective

(informal) Best; of the highest quality or rank.

‘She's in the top dance school.’;

Topadjective

(informal) Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.

‘He's a top lawyer.’; ‘That is a top car.’;

Topadverb

Rated first.

‘She came top in her French exam.’;

Topnoun

A child's toy, commonly in the form of a conoid or pear, made to spin on its point, usually by drawing off a string wound round its surface or stem, the motion being sometimes continued by means of a whip.

Topnoun

A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudital grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

Topnoun

The highest part of anything; the upper end, edge, or extremity; the upper side or surface; summit; apex; vertex; cover; lid; as, the top of a spire; the top of a house; the top of a mountain; the top of the ground.

‘The star that bids the shepherd fold,Now the top of heaven doth hold.’;

Topnoun

The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

‘The top of my ambition is to contribute to that work.’;

Topnoun

The highest rank; the most honorable position; the utmost attainable place; as, to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school.

‘And wears upon his baby brow the roundAnd top of sovereignty.’;

Topnoun

The chief person; the most prominent one.

‘Other . . . aspired to be the top of zealots.’;

Topnoun

The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

‘All the stored vengeance of Heaven fallOn her ungrateful top !’;

Topnoun

The head, or upper part, of a plant.

‘The buds . . . are called heads, or tops, as cabbageheads.’;

Topnoun

A platform surrounding the head of the lower mast and projecting on all sudes. It serves to spead the topmast rigging, thus strengheningthe mast, and also furnishes a convenient standing place for the men aloft.

Topnoun

A bundle or ball of slivers of comkbed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

Topnoun

Eve; verge; point.

Topnoun

The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

Topnoun

Top-boots.

Topnoun

A stroke on the top of the ball.

Topverb

To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.

Topverb

To predominate; as, topping passions.

Topverb

To excel; to rise above others.

‘But write thy, and top.’;

Topverb

To strike a ball above the center.

Topverb

To rise at one end, as a yard; - usually with up.

Topverb

To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; - chiefly used in the past participle.

‘Like moving mountains topped with snow.’; ‘A mountOf alabaster, topped with golden spires.’;

Topverb

To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass.

‘Topping all others in boasting.’; ‘Edmund the base shall top the legitimate.’;

Topverb

To rise to the top of; to go over the top of.

‘But wind about till thou hast topped the hill.’;

Topverb

To take off the or upper part of; to crop.

‘Top your rose trees a little with your knife.’;

Topverb

To perform eminently, or better than before.

‘From endeavoring universally to top their parts, they will go universally beyond them.’;

Topverb

To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other.

Topverb

To cover with another dye; as, to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening and crocking.

Topverb

To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

Topverb

To arrange, as fruit, with the best on top.

Topverb

To strike the top of, as a wall, with the hind feet, in jumping, so as to gain new impetus; - said of a horse.

Topverb

To improve (domestic animals, esp. sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior.

Topverb

To raise one end of, as a yard, so that that end becomes higher than the other.

Topverb

To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

Topverb

To strike (the ball) above the center; also, to make (as a stroke) by hitting the ball in this way.

Topnoun

the upper part of anything;

‘the mower cuts off the tops of the grass’; ‘the title should be written at the top of the first page’;

Topnoun

the highest or uppermost side of anything;

‘put your books on top of the desk’; ‘only the top side of the box was painted’;

Topnoun

the top point of a mountain or hill;

‘the view from the peak was magnificent’; ‘they clambered to the summit of Monadnock’;

Topnoun

the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat;

‘a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth’;

Topnoun

the highest level or degree attainable;

‘his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty’; ‘the artist's gifts are at their acme’; ‘at the height of her career’; ‘the peak of perfection’; ‘summer was at its peak’; ‘...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame’; ‘the summit of his ambition’; ‘so many highest superlatives achieved by man’; ‘at the top of his profession’;

Topnoun

the greatest possible intensity;

‘he screamed at the top of his lungs’;

Topnoun

platform surrounding the head of a lower mast

Topnoun

a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin;

‘he got a bright red top and string for his birthday’;

Topnoun

covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container);

‘he removed the top of the carton’; ‘he couldn't get the top off of the bottle’; ‘put the cover back on the kettle’;

Topnoun

a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips;

‘he stared as she buttoned her top’;

Topnoun

a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance;

‘he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent’; ‘they had the big top up in less than an hour’;

Topverb

go beyond;

‘She exceeded our expectations’; ‘She topped her performance of last year’;

Topverb

pass by, over, or under without making contact;

‘the balloon cleared the tree tops’;

Topverb

be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point;

‘A star tops the Christmas Tree’;

Topverb

be ahead of others; be the first;

‘she topped her class every year’;

Topverb

provide with a top;

‘the towers were topped with conical roofs’;

Topverb

reach or ascend the top of;

‘The hikers topped the mountain just before noon’;

Topverb

strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

Topverb

cut the top off;

‘top trees and bushes’;

Topverb

be the culminating event;

‘The speech crowned the meeting’;

Topverb

finish up or conclude;

‘They topped off their dinner with a cognac’; ‘top the evening with champagne’;

Topadjective

situated at the top or highest position;

‘the top shelf’; ‘side fences’; ‘the side porch’;

Topadjective

not to be surpassed;

‘his top effort’;

Topnoun

the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something

‘Doreen stood at the top of the stairs’; ‘fill the cup almost to the top’; ‘the springy turf of the clifftop’;

Topnoun

the leaves, stems, and shoots of a plant, especially those of a vegetable grown for its root

‘some growers snip off the carrot's green tops in the field’;

Topnoun

the uppermost creamy layer of milk.

Topnoun

a lid, cover, or cap

‘he removed the top from his ballpoint’; ‘beer bottle tops’;

Topnoun

(in a sailing ship) a platform around the head of each of the lower masts, serving to extend the topmast rigging.

Topnoun

the highest or most important rank, level, or position

‘the people at the top must be competent’; ‘her talent will take her right to the top’;

Topnoun

the utmost degree or the highest level

‘she shouted at the top of her voice’;

Topnoun

a person or thing regarded as particularly good

‘professionally you're the tops’;

Topnoun

the highest gear of a motor vehicle

‘long gradients can be surmounted in top’;

Topnoun

the high-frequency component of reproduced sound.

Topnoun

a garment covering the upper part of the body and worn with a skirt, trousers, or shorts

‘she bought a couple of new tops’; ‘he was wearing a hooded top’;

Topnoun

the end of something that is furthest from the speaker or a point of reference

‘the bus shelter at the top of the road’;

Topnoun

short for topspin

Topnoun

a bundle of long wool fibres prepared for spinning.

Topnoun

one of six flavours of quark.

Topnoun

a man who takes the active role in anal intercourse with another man.

Topnoun

a conical, spherical, or pear-shaped toy that with a quick or vigorous twist may be set to spin.

Topnoun

used in names of top shells, e.g. strawberry top.

Topadjective

highest in position, rank, or degree

‘the top button of his shirt’; ‘a top executive’;

Topadjective

furthest away from the speaker or a point of reference

‘the top end of Fulham Road’;

Topverb

exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than

‘losses are expected to top £100 m this year’;

Topverb

be at the highest place or rank in (a list, poll, or league)

‘her debut album topped the charts for five weeks’;

Topverb

be taller than

‘he topped her by several inches’;

Topverb

surpass (a person or previous achievement); outdo

‘he was baffled as to how he could top his past work’;

Topverb

appear as the chief performer or attraction at

‘Hopper topped a great night of boxing’;

Topverb

provide with a top or topping

‘toast topped with baked beans’;

Topverb

complete (an outfit) with an upper garment, hat, or item of jewellery

‘a white dress topped by a dark cardigan’;

Topverb

remove the top of (a vegetable or fruit) in preparation for cooking

‘I use the sharp edge of an old butcher's knife for topping and the back of the blade for cleaning the roots’;

Topverb

reach the top of (a hill or other elevation)

‘they topped a rise and began a slow descent’;

Topverb

kill

‘I wasn't sorry when he topped himself’;

Topverb

mishit (the ball or a stroke) by hitting above the centre of the ball

‘he topped his drive on the fifth hole’; ‘sliced and topped shots’;

Topadverb

at the most

‘some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops’;