top, v.
(topped, topping, tops)
freq. cnt. 3
(topped, topping, tops)
freq. cnt. 3
be superior or better than some standard
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 12 freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
exceed go past overstep pass top transcend
sample sentences
"She exceeded our expectations""She topped her performance of last year"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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lexical pointers
derivationally related form
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
pass by, over, or under without making contact
<verb.motion> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1
clear top
sample sentences
"the balloon cleared the tree tops"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
finish up or conclude
<verb.change>
top top off
sample sentences
"They topped off their dinner with a cognac""top the evening with champagne"
verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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semantic pointers
hypernym
be the culminating event
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2
crown top
sample sentences
"The speech crowned the meeting"verb frames
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semantic pointers
hypernym
cut the top off
<verb.contact>
pinch top
sample sentences
"top trees and bushes"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingThey %s the trees
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
<verb.contact>
top
verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
reach or ascend the top of
<verb.motion>
top
sample sentences
"The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"verb frames
Somebody ----s something
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
<verb.possession>
top top out
sample sentences
"the towers were topped with conical roofs"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingverb frames
Somebody ----s something
semantic pointers
hypernym
be ahead of others; be the first
<verb.stative> freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10
lead top
sample sentences
"she topped her class every year"verb frames
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s PP
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Somebody ----sSomebody ----s PP
semantic pointers
entailment
be at the top of or constitute the top or highest point
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