topped

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past tense and past participle of top.

   The chef topped each plate with a sprig of fresh mint.

   Every building along the street was topped with red clay tiles.

   Note

   One spelling serves as both past forms, with the final p doubled before -ed: the chef topped the plates; the plates were topped with mint. It carries every meaning of top, including covering, exceeding, beating, holding first place, and cutting off a tree's crown. Take care with the reflexive. In British slang, someone who has topped himself has committed suicide, so the phrase is blunt, not playful. In the passive it shades into the descriptive adjective.

2. 2
   adjective

   Having or consisting of a top, or covered with a layer on the upper surface.

   The casserole arrived at the table topped with a golden crust of breadcrumbs.

   Each cupcake was generously topped, then dusted with fine cocoa powder.

   Similarcovered, crowned

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