top out (at something)
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top out — verb 1. give up one s career just as one becomes very successful The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out • Hypernyms: ↑leave office, ↑quit, ↑step down, ↑resign • Verb Frames: Somebody s … Useful english dictionary
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
top — Ⅰ. top [1] ► NOUN 1) the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface. 2) a thing placed on, fitted to, or covering the upper part of something. 3) (the top) the highest or most important rank, level, or position. 4) the utmost degree: she… … English terms dictionary
claw your way back out of something something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
claw your way into out of something something — claw your way back, into sth, out of sth, to sth, etc. idiom to gradually achieve sth or move somewhere by using a lot of determination and effort • She clawed her way to the top of her profession. • Slowly, he clawed his way out from under the… … Useful english dictionary
top — top1 W2S1 [tɔp US ta:p] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(highest part)¦ 2¦(upper surface)¦ 3¦(best position)¦ 4¦(cover)¦ 5¦(clothes)¦ 6 be (at the) top of the list/agenda 7 on top 8 on top of something 9 one on top of the other … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 — 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 — [[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
