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From Wiktionary
top is on the Basic English 850 List.
tooth - top - touch
top is one of the 1000 most common headwords.
too - top - total

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
top

Plural
tops

The top part of a column
A collection of toy tops
  1. (uncountable) The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.
    The top of the table is flat.
  2. (countable) A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel, and it spins on its narrowest point.
  3. (countable) A shirt
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Verb

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Plain form
top

Third-person singular
tops

Past tense
topped

Past participle
topped

Present participle
topping

  1. If you top something, you add toppings or cover with it a top.
    I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.
  2. If A tops B, A beats B by an amount or value.