- top-flight, top-hole, topping - excellent; best possible
 Antonym: inferior (indirect, via superior)
 
- topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish
 --1 is a kind of garnish
 --1 is a part of dish
 --1 has particulars:frosting, icing, ice; glaze; meringue; whipped cream 
- exceed, transcend, overstep, pass, go past, top - go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
 --1 is one way to excel, stand out, surpass
 
 Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun top5, noun topper3, noun topper4 
 Somebody ----s something
 Something ----s something
 
- clear, top - pass by, over, or under without making contact; "the balloon cleared the tree tops"
 --2 is one way to pass, overtake, overhaul
 
 Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun top3, noun top2 
 Somebody ----s something
 Something ----s something
 
- top - be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point; "A star tops the Christmas Tree"
 --3 is one way to lie
 
 Sample sentence:Derived form: noun top1 
 Something ----s something
 
- lead, top - be ahead of others; be the first; "she topped her class every year"
 
 Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun top5, noun topper3 
 Somebody ----s
 Somebody ----s PP
 
- top - provide with a top; "the towers were topped with conical roofs"
 --5 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
 
 Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun top1, noun topper1 
 Somebody ----s something
 
- top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"
 --6 is one way to reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain
 
 Sample sentence:Derived form: noun top3 
 Somebody ----s something
 
- top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
 --7 is one way to hit
 
 Sample sentence:Derived form: noun top2 
 Somebody ----s something
 
- top, pinch - cut the top off; "top trees and bushes"
 --8 is one way to snip, clip, crop, trim, lop, dress, prune, cut back
 
 Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun top1, noun topper2 
 They top the trees
 
- crown, top - be the culminating event; "The speech crowned the meeting"
 --9 is one way to culminate, climax
 Sample sentence:
 Something ----s something
 
- top, top off - finish up or conclude; "They topped off their dinner with a cognac"; "top the evening with champagne"
 --10 is one way to complete, finish
 Sample sentences:
 Somebody ----s something
 Something ----s something