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top3 past tense and past participle topped, present participle topping [transitive]
1 to be higher than a particular amount : 
Their profits have reportedly topped £1,000,000 this year.
be higher
Their profits have reportedly topped £1,000,000 this year.2 to be in the highest position in a list because you are the most successful : The Tower of London tops the list of London's most popular tourist attractions. the team that has topped the Premiership for the last three seasons
be most successful
The Tower of London tops the list of London's most popular tourist attractions.the team that has topped the Premiership for the last three seasons3 if you top something, you do something that is better than it : He topped his previous best performance, coming second in the 100 metres.
do better
He topped his previous best performance, coming second in the 100 metres.4 to offer more money than someone else : A rival company topped our offer by $5 million.
top an offer/a bid etc
A rival company topped our offer by $5 million.5 to have something on top : The roof was topped by a chimney. a hill topped by pine trees
be topped by something
The roof was topped by a chimney.a hill topped by pine trees6DF if food is topped with something, it has that thing on it or over the top of it : a strawberry tart topped with whipped cream The cake can be topped off with fresh fruit.
be topped (off) with something
a strawberry tart topped with whipped creamThe cake can be topped off with fresh fruit.7 in addition to other bad things that have happened to you : To top it all I lost my job.
to top it all
spokenTo top it all I lost my job.8 used when you are asking someone if they have done something more exciting or successful than you : Well, I've been asked to appear on a TV show later this year, so top that!
top that
spokenWell, I've been asked to appear on a TV show later this year, so top that!11 if you top a hill, you reach the top of it : We topped the hill and looked down towards the valley below us.
reach the top
literaryWe topped the hill and looked down towards the valley below us.top something ↔ off
phrasal verbLet's top off the evening with a drink.top out
phrasal verbDo you think interest rates have topped out now?top something/somebody ↔ up
phrasal verb1 to add more liquid to a container that is partly full : I'll just top up the coffee pot.
I'll just top up the coffee pot.2 to put more drink in someone's glass or cup after they have drunk some : Can I top you up?
Can I top you up?3 to increase the level of something slightly so as to bring it back to the level you want : He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income.
He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income.
