Meaning & use

Topped

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Formed or added the top of something, exceeded a previous level, or finished in first place.

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Fresh strawberries topped the pancakes.

Her new single topped the charts within a week.

A note on using this word

Past tense of "top," used both literally, for covering something, and figuratively, for surpassing a record or ranking.

Words with a similar meaning

exceededcrownedsurpassed

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Words with an opposite meaning

bottomed

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