Topping

//ˈtɑpɪŋ// adj, name, noun, verb, slang

adj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a flavorful addition on top of a dish wordnet
  3. 3
    The act of cutting off the top of something. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    The tail of an artificial fly. countable, uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of top form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Wonderful. UK, dated, informal

    "“My boy came home last night,” sang the waitress. “Oh, I say–how topping for you !” gurgled the cashier."

  2. 2
    Assuming superiority; proud. archaic

    "A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World."

Adjective
  1. 1
    excellent; best possible wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms
a cut abovea+a-plusabacusaboveacanthus

Example

More examples

"This product is both a floor polish and a dessert topping."

Etymology

From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.

Related phrases

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