top

top is part of the Basic English 850.

top is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

too - top - total

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /tɒp/
• (US) IPA: /tɑp/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

Singular top

Plural tops

The top part of a column

A collection of toy tops

1. The highest part of something; the upper part; the part people can put things on.

   The top of the table is flat.

2. A toy for children to play with. It is shaped like a funnel and it spins on its narrowest point.
3. A shirt

See also

• bottom
• base