Definition of Top Out in English :

Define Top Out in English

Top Out meaning in English

Meaning of Top Out in English

Pronunciation of Top Out in English

Top Out pronunciation in English

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Top Out

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Verb

1. top out

give up one's career just as one becomes very successful

Example Sentences:
'The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out'

2. top, top out

provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)

Example Sentences:
'the towers were topped with conical roofs'

3. peak, top out

to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

Example Sentences:
'That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929'
'Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Top Out

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verb
(adverb)
to place the highest stone on (a building) or perform a ceremony on this occasion

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Top Out

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1. 
to complete the skeleton or framework of (a building, esp. a skyscraper)
2. 
to fill or rise to the top
3. 
to reach a peak, maximum, etc.

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Top Out

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n.
1. The uppermost part, point, surface, or end: wrote on the top of the box.
2. The part farthest from a given reference point: took a jump shot from the top of the key.
3. The crown of the head: from top to toe.
4. The part of a plant, such as a rutabaga, that is above the ground.
5. Something, such as a lid or cap, that covers or forms an uppermost part.
6. A garment worn on the upper half of the body.
7. Nautical A platform enclosing the head of the lower section of a mast of a square-rigged vessel, to which the topmast shrouds are attached.
8. The highest degree, pitch, or point; the peak, acme, or zenith: "It had come at a time when he was not feeling at the top of his form" (Anthony Powell).
9.
a. The highest position or rank: at the top of his profession.
b. A person in this position.
10. Games The highest card or cards in a suit or hand.
11. The best part.
12. The earliest part or beginning: She played the piece again, from the top.
13. Baseball The first half of an inning.
14. Sports
a. A stroke that lands above the center of a ball, as in golf or tennis, giving it a forward spin.
b. A forward spin on a ball resulting from such a stroke.
15. Slang One who penetrates the other person or is the dominant partner in a sexual encounter or relationship.
adj.
1. Situated at the top: the top shelf.
2. Of the highest degree, quality, rank, or amount: in top form; the top ten bestsellers.
3. In a position of preeminence: the top historian in her department.
v. topped, top·ping, tops
v.tr.
1. To form, furnish with, or serve as a top: topped the ice cream with jimmies.
2. To reach or go over the top of: The car topped the hill.
3. To exceed or surpass: The car's speed topped 80 miles an hour. Her performance really topped his.
4. To be at the head of: She topped her class.
5. To remove the top or uppermost part from; crop: topped the fruit trees.
6. Sports
a. To strike the upper part of (a ball), giving it forward spin.
b. To make (a stroke) in this way.
v.intr.
To make a finish, an end, or a conclusion.

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