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Top is a term with multiple meanings in English, used as a noun and a verb. As a noun it commonly refers to the uppermost part or surface of something, such as the top of a hill or the upper garment known as a top. It also names a small spinning toy that balances on a tip and spins when set in motion with a string or by hand.

In reference to rankings, top describes the highest or most prominent position, as in “at the top

Within science, “top” is the name of the heaviest known elementary particle, the top quark, a fundamental

Overall, top conveys notions of highest position, upper surface, or final enhancement, depending on the context.

of
the
chart”
or
“the
top
scorer.”
In
culinary
language,
a
topping
is
an
added
ingredient
placed
on
food,
and
the
verb
“to
top”
means
to
place
such
an
addition
on
a
dish,
for
example
“top
the
cake
with
fruit.”
constituent
of
matter
in
the
standard
model;
its
discovery
in
1995
helped
complete
the
set
of
quarks.
The
term
also
appears
in
idioms
such
as
“to
top
off”
or
“to
top
it
all,”
meaning
to
finish
with
an
extra
touch
or
to
surpass
a
previous
result.