# tops

Pronunciation: say "TOPS" US /tɑps/, UK /tɒps/

## Noun

1. Plural of top. — plural of top
   - Simple: Plural of top. Use this when you mean more than one top.
   - _The mountain tops were still capped with snow in late spring._
   - _Several spinning tops lay scattered across the playroom._
4. In darts, the double-20 segment, the narrow scoring area at the very top of the board.
   - Simple: The top part of a dartboard, where you hit the double twenty.
   - _With one dart left, she went for tops and clinched the leg._
   - _Players often aim at tops to close out a game on a high double._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of top. — third-person singular simple present indicative of top
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of top. Use this with he, she, or it.
   - _The new model tops the previous version in nearly every benchmark._
   - _She tops each cake with a swirl of cream before serving._

## Adverb

3. At the very most; as the highest possible amount. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: At the most, used to give the highest amount and no more.
   - _We'll be done in an hour tops, so don't wait up._
   - _The old car is worth maybe two thousand dollars tops._

## Adjective

5. Of very high quality; excellent or first-rate. *(dated)*
   - Simple: Very good, and the best of its kind.
   - _The band that played the dance hall that night was simply tops._
   - _She thought the little seaside hotel was tops and booked it again._

## Origin

Likely formed from "top" with the diminutive "-s".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tops (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).