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topped

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1 syllable
6 characters
English (US)
1syllable

topped

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Because it is a word with a single syllable, topped is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions oftopped

1verb
  • To cover on the top or with a top.

    Example: "I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce."

  • To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

    Example: "I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair."

  • To excel, to surpass, to beat.

    Synonyms: beat, best, better, exceed

    Example: "Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar."

  • To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

    Example: "Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s."

  • To commit suicide.

    Example: "Depression causes many people to top themselves."

  • To murder.

    Synonyms: kill, murder, slaughter, slay

  • (BDSM) To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

    Example: "Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom"."

  • (gay sexuality) To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.
  • (gay sexuality) To anally penetrate.
  • To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

    Example: "lofty ridges and topping mountains"

  • To predominate.

    Example: "topping passions"

  • To excel; to rise above others.
  • To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.
  • (dyeing) To cover with another dye.

    Example: "to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening"

  • To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).
  • To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.
  • (of a horse) To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.
  • To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.
  • To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.
  • To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

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