topping

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of top

Adj

1. (UK, dated, informal) Wonderful.
2. (archaic) Assuming superiority; proud.

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
2. (countable, uncountable) The act of cutting off the top of something.
3. (countable, uncountable) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
4. (countable, uncountable) Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
5. (countable, uncountable) The tail of an artificial fly.

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top

• Noun
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• Adj
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Synonyms

top-hole

top-flight

the most important

sauce

fabulous

fill

garnish

gravy

harvesting

icing

inject

lead

marvellous

marvelous

overlap

overlooking

pre-eminent

preposition

prodigious

pruning

rising

sheathing

soaring

stunning

supreme

thinning

trimming

wonderful

finishing touch

dry pruning

green pruning

tree clipping

admirable

top layer

advanced

dressing

embellishment

Translations

Köpfen

svettatura

üstün

âlâ

tepe

eminente

écimage

شرنفة

Garnierung

poda da parte superior das plantas

desmoche

cresta

sos

Ausschneiden

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtɑpɪŋ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: toppyng

In summary

From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.