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topping
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Topped; p. pr. & vb. n. Topping.]
To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.
--Derham.To predominate; as, topping passions. ``Influenced by topping uneasiness.''
--Locke.-
To excel; to rise above others.
But write thy, and top.
--Dryden. (Golf) To strike a ball above the center.
(Naut.) To rise at one end, as a yard; -- usually with up.
Topping \Top"ping\, a.
Rising above; surpassing.
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Hence, assuming superiority; proud.
The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world.
--South. Fine; gallant. [Slang]
--Johnson.
Topping \Top"ping\, n.
The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top.
(Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.
(Angling) The tail of an artificial fly.
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something placed on top of another thing, such as a sauce or garnish on food; as, a three-scoop banana split with three different toppings; an ice-cream cone with chocolate fudge topping.
Topping lift (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"an act of putting a top on," c.1500, verbal noun from top (v.). Meaning "an act of cutting the top off" is from 1510s. Meaning "top layer of a food" is from 1839,
Wiktionary
1 (context UK informal dated English) wonderful 2 (context archaic English) Assuming superiority; proud. n. 1 any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza 2 The act of cutting off the top of something. 3 (context nautical English) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other; Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom 4 (cx angling English) The tail of an artificial fly. v
(present participle of top English)
WordNet
n. the upper part of anything; "the mower cuts off the tops of the grass"; "the title should be written at the top of the first page"
the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted" [syn: top side, upper side, upside]
the top point of a mountain or hill; "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the summit of Monadnock" [syn: peak, crown, crest, tip, summit]
the first half of an inning; while the visiting team is at bat; "a relief pitcher took over in the top of the fifth" [syn: top of the inning] [ant: bottom]
the highest level or degree attainable; "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession" [syn: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative]
the greatest possible intensity; "he screamed at the top of his lungs"
platform surrounding the head of a lower mast
a conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spin; "he got a bright red top and string for his birthday" [syn: whirligig, teetotum, spinning top]
covering for a hole (especially a hole in the top of a container); "he removed the top of the carton"; "he couldn't get the top off of the bottle"; "put the cover back on the kettle" [syn: cover]
a garment (especially for women) that extends from the shoulders to the waist or hips; "he stared as she buttoned her top"
a canvas tent to house the audience at a circus performance; "he was afraid of a fire in the circus tent"; "they had the big top up in less than an hour" [syn: circus tent, big top, round top]
n. a flavorful addition on top of a dish
adj. excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole]
See top
v. go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year" [syn: exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past]
pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops" [syn: clear]
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year" [syn: lead]
provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
cut the top off; "top trees and bushes" [syn: pinch]
be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting" [syn: crown]
finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne" [syn: top off]
Wikipedia
Topping is a process by which a mower or similar implement is used to "top", or remove, the aerial part of a crop, in order to prevent seed formation and distribution onto the soil. Typically, a set-aside cover crop is topped in July or August, to prevent seed production and subsequent soil contamination leading to germination and regrowth. For example controlling the spread of Soft rush or Juncus Effusus on wet land, such as Purple Moor and Rush Pastures
Category:Agricultural terminology
Topping may refer to:
- Hill-topping, a mate-acquisition strategy amongst insects
- Topping, slang term for capital punishment, especially hanging or beheading
- Topping (surname), the name of several people
- Topping (agriculture), a practice used to prevent seed distribution
- Top, bottom and versatile, a sexual role
- Topping from the bottom, a BDSM term
- Topping cycle, a cycle used in power plants
- Topping out, a ceremony at the completion of a building construction
- Tree topping, the practice of removing branches from the top of a tree
Places:
- Topping, Ontario, a community in Southwestern Ontario, Canada
- Roseberry Topping, a hill in England
Foods:
- Pizza topping, a food on top of pizza
- Wet walnut topping, a dessert topping made from walnuts and maple syrup
- Whipped topping, a non-dairy whipped cream substitute
Topping is an Old English/ Norse origin it means dweller on top of the hill. The surname Topping may refer to:
- Chris Topping (born 1951), English former footballer
- Dan Topping (1912–1974), former owner of the New York Yankees
- George Topping (1881–after 1916), former Australian rules footballer
- Harry Topping (1913–2001), English footballer, later a coach in the Netherlands
- Henry Topping (footballer born 1908) (died 1977), English footballer
- Henry Topping (footballer born 1915) (died 2004), English footballer
- James Stirratt Topping Kennedy (1930–1973), Scottish security guard killed by armed robbers
- Jenny Topping (born 1980), American softball player
- Keith Topping (born 1963), British screenwriter
- Michael Topping (1747–1796), Chief Marine Surveyor of Fort St. George in Chennai, India
- Norman Topping (1908–1997), former president of the University of Southern California
- Richard Topping (born 1967), British stand-up comedian, author, and television personality
- Simon Topping, English Methodist minister and faith leader
- Walter Topping (died 1980), Northern Irish politician
Usage examples of "topping".
Topping it off, the newly merged company was still struggling through the basics, including the selection of its independent accounting firm.
But now he saw that it was obviously two thirds of the way down, quite near the architrave topping the huge useless Gothic gateway set between Estrey and Morton.
In Asian countries, natto traditionally is served as a topping for rice, in miso soups, or stirred into vegetables.
On either side innumerable huge Leyden jars stood ranged in rows, tier topping tier, while above them were columns of Voltaic cells.
She picked at the Anglesey eggs, scooping a tiny portion of the grilled cheese topping, and stole another glance at Brock.
Peanuts and peanut butter have anticancer properties and make a great topping on toast or a slice of banana or piece of celery.
And the sign of your top-flight carnie was the way I scored those toppings.
Ajax put him into the row behind Gosport again, topping the cane and trimming the trash, and piling the stalks in the stubble as the cutters advanced.
After topping several sandy dunes, they stopped by the pathside in the shade of a mixed forest of beach umbrella trees, bagpipe bushes, clove trees, and ladyfinger and palm trees.
As he narrowed his eyes to peer into the distance, the watcher made out the first penitentes topping the hill.
Topping, business partner of Leo Felix, the Rastafarian automotive dealer who ran Jah Cars, the previously-owned-car emporium down beside the canal.
Frank Doherty, Dick Stens, John Brownell the short guys, Wilbert Huff, Bud White topping six.
Jak tried different combinations, gobbling some thimbleberries and smoked cod, following that up with some bottled water and topping off the meal with curried pickles.
After topping Ashby Gap, Dan pulled off into the booming metropolis of Paris, Virginia, population about eighty-six.
But to this house had been added towers, oriel windows, and cathedral windows, these last with a topping of painted bargeboards, like icing on a cake, utterly out of keeping with anything else.