TOP OFF
Dictionary entry overview: What does top off mean?
• TOP OFF (verb)
The verb TOP OFF has 2 senses:
1. finish up or conclude
2. fill to the point of almost overflowing
Familiarity information: TOP OFF used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• TOP OFF (verb)
Meaning:
Finish up or conclude
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
top off; top
Context examples:
They topped off their dinner with a cognac / top the evening with champagne
Hypernyms (to "top off" is one way to...):
complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Fill to the point of almost overflowing
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
She topped off the cup
Hypernyms (to "top off" is one way to...):
fill; fill up; make full (make full, also in a metaphorical sense)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
