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Definition top in British English
top
verb
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[transitive]
verb
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
/tɒp/
1
to be better or more impressive than something else
Synonyms and related words
2
to be larger than a particular amount

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at the top of the tree (phrase)
at the top of your (phrase)
at the of the heap (phrase)
big top (noun)
blow your (phrase)
bottom (noun)
circus (noun)
crop top (noun)
drop top (noun)
flip top (noun)
from (phrase)
from top to bottom (phrase)
in rare/top etc form (phrase)
top gear (phrase)
muffin top (noun)
not have much up top ()
off the top of your head ()
on top (phrase)
on top of (phrase)
on top of the world (phrase)
over the top (phrase)
over-the-top (adjective)
red-top (noun)
roll-top desk (noun)
screw top (noun)
set-top box (noun)
soft-top (noun)
something gets on top of you (phrase)
table top (noun)
tank top (noun)
the of the pile (phrase)
the Top End ()
the Top Ten (noun)
thin on top (phrase)
tip-top (adjective)
to top it all (off) (phrase)
top (noun)
top (adjective)
top (verb)
top an (phrase)
top and tail (phrase)
top banana (noun)
top brass (noun)
top copy (noun)
top dog (noun)
top dollar (noun)
top dressing (noun)
Top Ender (noun)
top gear (noun)
top hat (noun)
top line (noun)
top of mind (adjective)
top off (phrasal verb)
top out (phrasal verb)
top secret (adjective)
top table (noun)
top up (phrasal verb)
top yourself (phrase)
top-down (adjective)
top-drawer (adjective)
top-end (adjective)
top-flight (adjective)
top-heavy (adjective)
top-level (adjective)
top-notch (adjective)
top-of-the-range (adjective)
top-rated (adjective)
top-shelf (adjective)
top-slice (verb)
top-up (noun)
top-up card (noun)
tube top (noun)