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tops
tops T0274200 (tŏps)adj. Slang First-rate; excellent: Her new novel is tops.tops (tɒps) na person or thing of top qualityadj (postpositive) excellent; superbtops (tɒps)
adj. 1. ranked among the highest, as in ability, performance, quality, or favor; outstanding. adv. 2. at a maximum; at most: It'll take an hour, tops. I'll give you $25 for that, tops. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  tops - of the highest quality; "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notchcolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speechsuperior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students" |
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top (one)self1. To commit suicide. Primarily heard in UK. A: "Did you hear that his father topped himself over the weekend?" B: "Yeah, I can't believe it. Everyone is still in shock."2. To outdo or outperform one's previous effort(s) or achievement(s). Primarily heard in US. Wow, you've really topped yourself with these cupcakes, Stephen!See also: topgrasstopsThe leaders of a group or community (in contrast to the "grassroots"—the common people). A: "If we really want to enact change in our neighborhood, we need to get the support of the grasstops." B: "Well then, let's go present our proposal at tonight's town meeting." The grasstops have totally ignored our petition—now what should we do?muffin topExcess stomach fat that is visible over the waistband of one's pants or skirt, so named because it resembles the top of a muffin coming out of the cup it was baked in. I've started going to the gym because I'm sick of being the only one on the beach with a muffin top at our family vacations.See also: muffin, topblow (one's) topTo become very angry, often quickly. Oh man, dad is going to blow his top when he sees that I wrecked his car!See also: blow, toptop off1. To add to something until it is full, especially if it was already close to being full. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "off." I'd like to top the car off with gas before we set out on the road tomorrow. Here, let me top off your glass with a bit more wine.2. To finish or complete something by adding a final element or flourish to it. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "off." The party was great! There was dinner, games, and dancing, and they topped the evening off with a karaoke competition. The cake is almost finished, let me just top it off with a few chocolate strawberries. We topped off our vacation in Greece with a trip to the Acropolis of Athens.3. To add something unpleasant or difficult to an already troublesome situation. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "top" and "off." I got a flat tire halfway through my bicycle ride, and to top that off, I had left my phone at home so I couldn't call anyone for help! The boss tore me a new one today, and to top it all off, my boyfriend said he was moving out.See also: off, toptop the billTo be the featured person in an event. Two professors from New York University are topping the bill at the conference on climate change this weekend. Up until now he's only been a supporting act, but he's going to top the bill for the first time next Saturday.See also: bill, toptop out1. To complete the topmost portion or story of a building that is under construction. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The construction company announced that they would be topping out the new courthouse this weekend. They said they would top the hotel out months ago, but it's still sitting there unfinished.2. To fill some vessel, especially a cargo ship, to its limit. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The pirates topped their ship out with gold and jewels they had plundered. The furniture topped out the moving truck all on its own, so I don't know how we'll get all our boxes of stuff to the new house.3. To reach an upper limit; to stop going any higher. Their market value topped out at $134 per share.4. To cause something to cease going higher. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "out." The federal reserve announced that it would be topping interest rates out at 8%. At the request of their boss, I topped out the company's bar tab at $500.5. To retire from one's work, especially at the peak of one's success. Morgan decided to top out after selling her startup for nearly $12 million. I could see that the market bubble was set to burst anytime, so I topped out while the getting was good.See also: out, toptop up1. To fill some container or vessel with more of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "up." Often used without directly stating the thing being filled, with the person or thing it belongs to being mentioned instead. Oh, you're glass is nearly empty, Tom. Let me top you up. Would you bring this bottle of wine to the table and top up everyone's glass, please? Make sure you top the car up with gas before you set out.2. To add more money to some account. With our pay-as-you-go cell phone plans, you can top up over the phone or at various stores around the country. Don't forget to top up your account regularly, as payments are taken from it automatically.3. To supplement one's income. A noun or pronoun can be used between "top" and "up." I do a bit of freelance work in the evenings to top up what I earn each month. You'll be on a lower starting wage, but you can top it up with commissions.See also: top, uptop1. verb To best or outshine someone in some pursuit. I don't think I can top Brian—I just can't run that fast. That story was crazy—how can I top it?2. verb, slang To kill someone. Ray topped the informant, just as the boss told him to.3. noun A usually circular toy with a top handle and a bottom point, on which it is balanced and then spun (to see how long it can stay spinning). Back in my day, we got toys like tops and yo-yos—none of these fancy dolls and video games!4. noun A shirt. Can you answer the door? Someone's knocking and I haven't got a top on! No, I think I liked that purple top on you better.5. noun In baseball and softball, the first half of an inning. It's the top of the ninth, and the Angels are winning 7-6.6. noun In sexual activity between two men, the person who penetrates (and who is often viewed as dominant). If you're both tops, then what are you going to do in the bedroom?pop some topsTo open and drink from bottles of beer or other alcohol, especially in social scenario. We sat out on our back deck, popping some tops while we watched the sun set over the horizon. A whole bunch of my friends are planning on getting together to pop some tops and cook up some barbecue.See also: pop, topspop topsTo open and drink from bottles of beer or other alcohol. We sat out on our back deck, popping tops while we watched the sun set over the horizon. I could hear my father and uncles popping tops and chatting around the kitchen table until the early hours of the morning.See also: pop, topsragtopslang A car with a roof made of cloth or a similarly flexible material that can be brought down to expose the driver and passengers to the air; a convertible. My grandfather had an amazing old ragtop when we were kids, and he'd always take us for drives around the country in it with the top down whenever the sun was shining.pop (some) topsSl. to drink beer. Wanna go out tonight and pop some tops? We are going to pop tops and watch the B-ball game.See also: pop, topstop someone or somethingto 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?top something offto add to the difficulty of something. Jane lost her job, and to top that off, she caught the flu. I had a bad day, and to top it off, I have to go to a meeting tonight.See also: off, toptop something off (with something) 1. to end or terminate something with something; to put something on the top of something. They topped the building off with a tall flagpole. He topped off each piece of pie with a heap of whipped cream. 2. to celebrate an end to something with something. They topped the evening off with a bottle of champagne. They topped off the evening with a bottle of champagne.See also: off, toptop something upto add a bit of something to replenish the amount that was used. Let me top your drink up. Can I top up your glass?See also: top, uptop off1. Fill a container, especially when it is almost full to begin with. For example, I don't need much gas; just top off the tank, please. [First half of 1900s] 2. Finish, especially in a spectacular way, as in They topped off their trip with a visit to the White House. [First half of 1800s] See also: off, toptop out1. Complete the top portion of a building, as in They were scheduled to top out the dome next week. This idiom was first recorded in 1834. 2. Fill up a ship or complete its cargo, as in The ship was topped out with scrap iron. This idiom was first recorded in 1940. 3. Cease rising, as in Interest rates topped out at 10 percent. [Second half of 1900s] 4. Retire just as one becomes very successful, as in He decided that at sixty it was time to top out. [Colloquial; second half of 1900s] See also: out, toptop (or head) the bill be the main performer or act in a show, play, etc.See also: bill, toptop offv.1. To fill some container completely, especially when it is almost full to begin with: Before we returned the rental car, we topped off the gas tank. Every time I took a sip of my water, the server would come back and top it off.2. To finish something appropriately: The couple topped off the romantic evening with a walk along the river.See also: off, toptop outv.1. To put the framework for the top story on some building: Workers topped out the tower with the last few beams. The contractor will top the building out at a ceremony on Tuesday.2. To fill something, such as a ship, until it is full: The crew topped out the ship with cargo. We topped the rest of the box out with foam padding.3. To cease rising; reach the highest point or degree: Interest rates topped out at 16 percent. The balloon rose for a while but finally topped out.See also: out, toptop upv. Chiefly British 1. To fill some container completely, especially when it is almost full to begin with: Can I top up your coffee? I topped the fish tank up with fresh water.2. To supplement some income: She tops up her salary with odd jobs on the side. He relies on book royalties to top his salary up.See also: top, uppop (some) tops tv. to drink beer. We are going to pop tops and watch the B-ball game. See also: pop, topspop tops verbSee pop some topsSee also: pop, topsragtop n. a convertible car. I wanted a ragtop, but they cost nearly $3,000 more. top1. tv. to surpass someone or something. Can you top this one? 2. tv. to kill someone. Spike was gonna top Bart first. 3. n. the first half of a baseball inning. Wilbur hit a nice double-bagger in the top half of the fourth. TOPS
TOPS(1) (Tera Operations Per Second) TOPS is a measurement of the overall performance of an SoC (complete system on one chip). The term may also mean "total OPS" or "theoretical OPS." See SoC and teraFLOPS.
(2) An early family of operating systems from Digital Equipment that ran on the PDP-6, DECsystem 10 and DECsystem 20. TOPS was later renamed TOPS-10, and TOPS-20 was a new OS based on TENEX, developed at Digital and BBN. TOPS-20 added virtual memory, an advanced feature for the mid-1970s.
(3) (Transparent OPerating System) An early peer-to-peer LAN from Sitka Corporation, Alameda, CA, that used the LocalTalk access method. TOPS connected Apple computers, PCs and Sun workstations. The TOPS Flashcard added LocalTalk to PCs.TOPS
TOPS Take Off Pounds Sensibly. A group therapy diet plan created by Esther Manz in 1948, which led to a nonprofit weight-loss support and wellness education organisation.TOPS Cardiology A clinical trial which evaluated the effect of delayed vs no PCTA up to 14 days after IV thrombolytic therapy. See Percutaneous coronary angioplasty, Thrombolytic therapy Nutrition A group therapy diet plan–Take Off Pounds Sensibly created by Esther Manz in the 1950s. See Diet. Cf Weight-watchers. FinancialSeeTOPTOPS
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| TOPS➣Taking Off Pounds Sensibly | | TOPS➣The Opportunity to Shine | | TOPS➣Time Out for Parents (childcare program) | | TOPS➣Total Operating System | | TOPS➣To Promote Safety | | TOPS➣Test of Performance Strategies (sports psychology) | | TOPS➣Tip-Over Protection Structure (earth-moving machinery) | | TOPS➣Transaction Online Processing System (US Navy) | | TOPS➣Tuition Opportunity Program for Students | | TOPS➣Traffic Operator Position System | | TOPS➣Team Oriented Problem Solving | | TOPS➣Toshiba Personal Computer System (Japan) | | TOPS➣Treatment Outcome Prospective Study | | TOPS➣Toward Other Planetary Systems | | TOPS➣Transportation Operational Personal Property Standard System | | TOPS➣Total Operations Processing System (British Rail) | | TOPS➣Tour Operators' Program of Safety | | TOPS➣Total Operations Per Second | | TOPS➣Time Sharing Operating System | | TOPS➣Taylor Opportunity Program for Students (Louisiana) | | TOPS➣Task Order Procurement System (Alaska) | | TOPS➣Tera Operations Per Second | | TOPS➣Theoretical Operations Per Second (computing speed) | | TOPS➣The Officer Placement Service | | TOPS➣Travel Order Processing System | | TOPS➣Teacher Opportunities to Promote Science | | TOPS➣Transistorized Operational Phone System (US NASA) | | TOPS➣Terascale Optimal PDE Simulation | | TOPS➣Thermodynamic Ocean Prediction System | | TOPS➣Technological Opportunities to Increase the Proliferation Resistance of Global Civilian Nuclear Power Systems (NERAC) | | TOPS➣Thermoelectric Outer Planet Spacecraft (NASA/JPL) | | TOPS➣Theory of Organismal Problem Solving | | TOPS➣Technical Operations and Production Services | | TOPS➣Technical Order Page Supplement | | TOPS➣Transparent Optical Packet Switching | | TOPS➣Technology Opportunity Showcase | | TOPS➣Tuberculosis Outreach and Prevention Services | | TOPS➣Total Ocean Profiling System | | TOPS➣Task Oriented Practices (Bellcore) | | TOPS➣Training Opportunity Services | | TOPS➣Team Osteopathic Physicals for Students | | TOPS➣Turbine Overload Protection System | | TOPS➣The Over Volunteering Prevention System (drug trial database; UK) | | TOPS➣The Ozarks Paranormal Society (Eldridge, MO) | | TOPS➣Tactical Onboard Processing System | | TOPS➣Total Operating Paperless System | | TOPS➣Talented Offering in the Programmes of Sciences | | TOPS➣Telephone On-Line Processing System (University of New Orleans) | | TOPS➣Tactical Optical Projection System | | TOPS➣Throughput Optimal Packet-Length-Selection (Rule) | | TOPS➣Theater Operations Simulation | | TOPS➣Travel Card Operator Services (Sprint) | | TOPS➣Time-sensitive Operational Planning System | | TOPS➣Toll Operation Position Station | | TOPS➣Tactical Operation Support | | TOPS➣Technical and Office Protocol Suite | | TOPS➣The Oregon Paranormal Society | | TOPS➣Team Oriented Production System | | TOPS➣Total Online Processing System (billing) | | TOPS➣Third Orbit Power Systems (Tustin, CA) |
tops
Synonyms for topsadj of the highest qualitySynonyms- ace
- A-one
- crack
- first-rate
- super
- tiptop
- topnotch
- top-notch
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