top

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#1·8h ago

The highest or uppermost part of something.

His kite got caught at the top of the tree.

Origin: From , toppe, from , from , from , of unknown ultimate origin. Compare typologically (<< ). Cognate with , , , , Zopf, , , , , , , and , . The sense of a spinning toy is separated from this, obscurely related to and dop in this sense, against Standard , and having this sense. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

The near end of somewhere.

The patio is at the top of my garden.

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#3·8h ago

A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.

The shop is at the top of my street.

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