top someone or something

top someone or something
top someone or something
to do or be better than someone or something. •

Ann has done very well, but I don't think she can top Jane.

Do you think your car tops mine when it comes to gas mileage?


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • top — top1 [täp] n. [ME < OE topp, akin to ON toppr, tuft, top, Ger zopf, tuft of hair, summit] 1. Obs. a) a tuft of hair b) the hair of the head 2. the head, or crown of the head: now chiefly in top to toe 3 …   English World dictionary

  • lay off (someone or something) — in. to top bothering or harming someone or something; to stop being concerned about someone or something. □ Lay off the booze for a while, why don’t ya? □ Lay off me! I didn’t do anything! …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • top — top1 [ tap ] noun *** ▸ 1 highest place/part ▸ 2 highest/best position ▸ 3 container lid/cover ▸ 4 piece of clothing ▸ 5 farthest part ▸ 6 toy that spins ▸ 7 fruit/vegetable leaves ▸ 8 beginning ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count usually singular the highest …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • top — [[t]tɒ̱p[/t]] ♦ tops, topping, topped 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing, oft N of n The top of something is its highest point or part. I waited at the top of the stairs. ...the picture at the top of the page... Bake the biscuits for 20 25 minutes,… …   English dictionary

  • top — 1 noun (C) 1 THE HIGHEST PART the highest part of something: the top of: Place the mixture in the top of the oven. | The top of the mountain is covered with snow. | I filled the glass right to the top. | She could only just see over the tops of… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • top — I UK [tɒp] / US [tɑp] noun Word forms top : singular top plural tops *** 1) a) [countable, usually singular] the highest place, point, part, or surface of something We could see mountain tops in the distance. at the top of something: I left my… …   English dictionary

  • top — I. /tɒp / (say top) noun 1. the highest point or part of anything; the apex; the summit. 2. the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything. 3. the higher end of anything on a slope. 4. a part considered as higher: the top of a street. 5 …  

  • top*/*/*/ — [tɒp] noun I 1) [C] the highest place, point, part, or surface of something We could see mountain tops in the distance.[/ex] I left my purse at the top of the stairs.[/ex] He sprinkled sugar on top of the cake.[/ex] 2) [C] a flat upper surface of …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • top — 1. tv. to surpass someone or something. □ Can you top this one? □ I’ll try to top your joke. 2. tv. to kill someone. □ Bart was out to top Ziggy. □ Ziggy was go …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • top-notch — also top notch ADJ If you describe someone or something as top notch, you mean that they are of a very high standard or quality. [INFORMAL, OLD FASHIONED] Syn: first rate …   English dictionary

  • top-drawer — ADJ: usu ADJ n If you describe someone or something as top drawer, you are saying, often in a humorous way, that they have a high social standing or are of very good quality …   English dictionary

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