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tops

adjective

  1. the best
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /tɒps/ / /tɑps/

adj

Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive).

  1. Great; excellent.

    “This is tops for a musical. Popular with the audience.”

    “Everyone who has ever eaten a torte loves it. It is tops in the dessert field.”

adv

Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive).

  1. At the very most; as a maximum.

    “Your essay should be two pages, tops.”

name

  1. plural of Top

noun

Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive).

  1. The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field

    “Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.”

verb

Etymology: Likely top + -s (diminutive).

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of top