adj
Meaning 1
Great; excellent.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, not-comparable, slang
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
tops
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /tɒps/
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US: täps
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US: /tɑps/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɒps
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CMU ARPABET: T AA1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adv
Meaning 2
At the very most; as a maximum.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal, not-comparable
Examples
- Your essay should be two pages, tops.
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name
Meaning 3
plural of Top
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 4
plural of top
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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noun
Meaning 5
The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: darts, games
Examples
- Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.
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noun
Meaning 6
Acronym of twin oligohydramnios-polyhydramnios sequence.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, uncountable
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verb
Meaning 7
third-person singular simple present indicative of top
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
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History
Etymology
Likely top + -s (diminutive).
Across languages
Translations
9 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: maximum — maximum
- Dutch: maximaal — maximum
- Dutch: hooguit — maximum
- Finnish: enintään — maximum
- Finnish: korkeintaan — maximum
- Polish: góra — maximum
- Spanish: como mucho — maximum
- Swedish: max — maximum
- Swedish: högst — maximum