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TOP OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Fill to the point of almost overflowing
Example:
She topped off the cup
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Finish up or conclude
Example:
top the evening with champagne
Synonyms:
top; top off
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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
