top

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noun

1 highest part/surface of sth

ADJECTIVE

▪ extreme, very

▪

We didn't climb to the very top of the mountain, but close enough.

▪ cliff, hill, mountain, roof, tree (usually clifftop, hilltop, etc.)

▪ counter (esp. AmE), stove (AmE), table (usually countertop, etc.)

PREPOSITION

▪ at the top, on top

▪

Each cake had a cherry on top.

▪

There was a vase on top of the bookcase.

▪ to the top

PHRASES

▪ from top to bottom

▪

I'm going to clean the house from top to bottom this weekend.

2 highest/most important rank/position

VERB + TOP

▪ get to, make it to, reach, rise to

▪

Few of the trainees make it to the top.

▪

She rose to the top of her profession within ten years.

PREPOSITION

▪ at the top

▪

The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top.

▪ on top, to the top

PHRASES

▪ top of the agenda

▪

Pay was now (at the) top of the employees' agenda.

▪ top of the class

▪

She was top of the class in geography.

3 cover that you put on sth in order to close it

ADJECTIVE

▪ bottle

VERB + TOP

▪ lift, lift off, pop (AmE, informal), pop off (informal, esp. AmE), pull off, unscrew

▪

He popped the top of a soda can.

▪ put back on, screw on

4 piece of clothing

ADJECTIVE

▪ halter, hooded (esp. BrE), long-sleeved, low-cut, sleeveless, strapless

▪ baggy, loose

▪ tight

▪ skimpy

▪ matching

▪

She wore a pink skirt with a matching top.

▪ crop, tank, tube (AmE), vest (BrE)

▪ bikini, pyjama/pajama

▪ football, tracksuit (both BrE)

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verb

Top is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑turnover

Top is used with these nouns as the object: ↑bill, ↑chart, ↑cheese, ↑hill, ↑list, ↑per cent, ↑record

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adj.

VERBS

▪ be

▪ come

▪

She came top in the exams.

PREPOSITION

▪ in

▪

All the doctors here are top in their field.

▪

She was top in English. (BrE)

▪ of

▪

He was top of his class.

Top is used with these nouns: ↑accolade, ↑adviser, ↑aide, ↑amateur, ↑athlete, ↑award, ↑barrister, ↑bracket, ↑branch, ↑brand, ↑button, ↑candidate, ↑chef, ↑choice, ↑coach, ↑coat, ↑commander, ↑competitor, ↑contender, ↑copy, ↑corner, ↑deck, ↑designer, ↑destination, ↑diplomat, ↑division, ↑dog, ↑drawer, ↑economist, ↑edge, ↑editor, ↑employer, ↑end, ↑envoy, ↑executive, ↑exporter, ↑flat, ↑floor, ↑footballer, ↑form, ↑gear, ↑goalkeeper, ↑golfer, ↑grade, ↑gymnast, ↑half, ↑hat, ↑honour, ↑hotel, ↑industrialist, ↑jaw, ↑job, ↑jockey, ↑journalist, ↑lawyer, ↑layer, ↑leader, ↑leadership, ↑league, ↑left, ↑level, ↑lid, ↑lip, ↑management, ↑manager, ↑manufacturer, ↑mark, ↑model, ↑movie, ↑negotiator, ↑nightclub, ↑note, ↑official, ↑orchestra, ↑performer, ↑personality, ↑photographer, ↑player, ↑pocket, ↑portion, ↑position, ↑priority, ↑prize, ↑producer, ↑professional, ↑prospect, ↑psychiatrist, ↑quality, ↑rail, ↑rank, ↑rate, ↑rating, ↑referee, ↑restaurant, ↑retailer, ↑rival, ↑row, ↑runner, ↑salary, ↑salon, ↑scientist, ↑score, ↑seed, ↑shape, ↑sheet, ↑shelf, ↑soap opera, ↑soil, ↑specialist, ↑speed, ↑spin, ↑spot, ↑spy, ↑stair, ↑step, ↑storey, ↑story, ↑supermarket, ↑surgeon, ↑swimmer, ↑talent, ↑third, ↑tooth, ↑university, ↑venue, ↑window