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A spinning top is a toy designed to spin rapidly on the ground, the motion of which causes it to remain precisely balanced on its tip due to its rotational inertia. Such toys have existed since antiquity. Traditionally tops were constructed of wood, sometimes with an iron tip, and would be set in motion by aid of a string or rope coiled around its axis which, when pulled quickly, caused a rapid unwinding that would set the top in motion. Today they are often built of plastic, and modern materials and manufacturing processes allow tops to be constructed with such precise balance that they can be set in motion by a simple twist of the fingers and twirl of the wrist without need for string or rope.
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Peak (noun)
A point; the sharp end or top of anything that terminates in a point; as, the peak, or front, of a cap.
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Peak (noun)
The highest value reached by some quantity in a time period.
“The stock market reached a peak in September 1929.”
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Peak (noun)
The top, or one of the tops, of a hill, mountain, or range, ending in a point
“They reached the peak after 8 hours of climbing.”
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Peak (noun)
The whole hill or mountain, especially when isolated
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Peak (noun)
The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail
“peak-halyards”
“peak-brails”
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Peak (noun)
The narrow part of a vessel’s bow, or the hold within it.
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Peak (noun)
The extremity of an anchor fluke; the bill.
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Peak (noun)
A local maximum of a function, e.g. for sine waves, each point at which the value of y is at its maximum.
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Peak (verb)
To reach a highest degree or maximum.
“Historians argue about when the Roman Empire began to peak and ultimately decay.”
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Peak (verb)
To rise or extend into a peak or point; to form, or appear as, a peak.
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Peak (verb)
To become sick or wan.
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Peak (verb)
To acquire sharpness of figure or features; hence, to look thin or sickly.
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Peak (verb)
To pry; to peep slyly.
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Peak (adjective)
Bad
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Peak (adjective)
Unlucky; unfortunate
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Top (noun)
The highest or uppermost part of something.
“His kite got caught at the top of the tree.”
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Top (noun)
(irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.
“We flipped the machine onto its top.”
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Top (noun)
The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc.
“Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.”
“Headings appear at the tops of pages.”
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Top (noun)
A lid, cap or cover of a container.
“Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad.”
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Top (noun)
A garment worn to cover the torso.
“I bought this top as it matches my jeans.”
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Top (noun)
A framework at the top of a ship’s mast to which rigging is attached.
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Top (noun)
The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats.
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Top (noun)
A child’s spinning toy; a spinning top.
“The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin.”
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Top (noun)
Someone who is eminent.
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Top (noun)
The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.
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Top (noun)
The chief person; the most prominent one.
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Top (noun)
A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
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Top (noun)
A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.
“I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom.”
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Top (noun)
A top quark.
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Top (noun)
The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.
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Top (noun)
A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.
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Top (noun)
Highest pitch or loudest volume.
“She sang at the top of her voice.”
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Top (noun)
A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.
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Top (noun)
Eve; verge; point.
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Top (noun)
The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.
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Top (noun)
Topboots.
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Top (noun)
A stroke on the top of the ball.
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Top (noun)
A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.
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Top (noun)
(A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.
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Top (verb)
To cover on the top or with a top.
“I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce.”
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Top (verb)
To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)
“I don’t want to be bald, so just top my hair.”
“Top and tail the carrots.”
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Top (verb)
To excel, to surpass, to beat.
“Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar.”
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Top (verb)
To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).
“Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s.”
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Top (verb)
To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.
“Depression causes many people to top themselves.”
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Top (verb)
To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.
“I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping.”
“Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called “topping from the bottom”.”
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Top (verb)
To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
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Top (verb)
To anally penetrate.
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Top (verb)
To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.
“lofty ridges and topping mountains”
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Top (verb)
To predominate.
“topping passions”
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Top (verb)
To excel; to rise above others.
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Top (verb)
To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
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Top (verb)
To cover with another dye.
“to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening”
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Top (verb)
To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
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Top (verb)
To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
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Top (verb)
To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
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Top (verb)
To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
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Top (verb)
To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
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Top (verb)
To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.
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Top (adjective)
Situated on the top of something.
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Top (adjective)
Best; of the highest quality or rank.
“She’s in the top dance school.”
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Top (adjective)
Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.
“He’s a top lawyer.”
“That is a top car.”
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Top (adverb)
Rated first.
“She came top in her French exam.”
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Top (noun)
the highest or uppermost point, part, or surface of something
“Doreen stood at the top of the stairs”
“fill the cup almost to the top”
“the springy turf of the clifftop”
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Top (noun)
the leaves, stems, and shoots of a plant, especially those of a vegetable grown for its root
“some growers snip off the carrot’s green tops in the field”
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Top (noun)
the uppermost creamy layer of milk.
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Top (noun)
a lid, cover, or cap
“he removed the top from his ballpoint”
“beer bottle tops”
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Top (noun)
(in a sailing ship) a platform around the head of each of the lower masts, serving to extend the topmast rigging.
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Top (noun)
the highest or most important rank, level, or position
“the people at the top must be competent”
“her talent will take her right to the top”
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Top (noun)
the utmost degree or the highest level
“she shouted at the top of her voice”
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Top (noun)
a person or thing regarded as particularly good
“professionally you’re the tops”
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Top (noun)
the highest gear of a motor vehicle
“long gradients can be surmounted in top”
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Top (noun)
the high-frequency component of reproduced sound.
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Top (noun)
a garment covering the upper part of the body and worn with a skirt, trousers, or shorts
“she bought a couple of new tops”
“he was wearing a hooded top”
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Top (noun)
the end of something that is furthest from the speaker or a point of reference
“the bus shelter at the top of the road”
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Top (noun)
short for topspin
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Top (noun)
a bundle of long wool fibres prepared for spinning.
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Top (noun)
one of six flavours of quark.
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Top (noun)
a man who takes the active role in anal intercourse with another man.
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Top (noun)
a conical, spherical, or pear-shaped toy that with a quick or vigorous twist may be set to spin.
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Top (noun)
used in names of top shells, e.g. strawberry top.
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Top (adjective)
highest in position, rank, or degree
“the top button of his shirt”
“a top executive”
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Top (adjective)
furthest away from the speaker or a point of reference
“the top end of Fulham Road”
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Top (verb)
exceed (an amount, level, or number); be more than
“losses are expected to top £100 m this year”
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Top (verb)
be at the highest place or rank in (a list, poll, or league)
“her debut album topped the charts for five weeks”
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be taller than
“he topped her by several inches”
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Top (verb)
surpass (a person or previous achievement); outdo
“he was baffled as to how he could top his past work”
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Top (verb)
appear as the chief performer or attraction at
“Hopper topped a great night of boxing”
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Top (verb)
provide with a top or topping
“toast topped with baked beans”
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Top (verb)
complete (an outfit) with an upper garment, hat, or item of jewellery
“a white dress topped by a dark cardigan”
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Top (verb)
remove the top of (a vegetable or fruit) in preparation for cooking
“I use the sharp edge of an old butcher’s knife for topping and the back of the blade for cleaning the roots”
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Top (verb)
reach the top of (a hill or other elevation)
“they topped a rise and began a slow descent”
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Top (verb)
kill
“I wasn’t sorry when he topped himself”
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Top (verb)
mishit (the ball or a stroke) by hitting above the centre of the ball
“he topped his drive on the fifth hole”
“sliced and topped shots”
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Top (adverb)
at the most
“some civil servant earning twenty-eight thousand a year, tops”