Meanings
- adjectivalIn an exhaustive and pervasive manner.
She's a born leader from top to bottom.
Synonyms: from head to toe, from stem to stern
- adverbialIn the manner of conducting a remedy, search, or investigation (etc.) that is thorough and complete.
They restored the car from top to bottom.
Synonyms: completely, thoroughly, through and through
Synonyms & antonyms
prepositional phraseIn an exhaustive and pervasive manner.
prepositional phraseIn the manner of conducting a remedy, search, or investigation (etc.) that is thorough and complete.
Translations
Dutch van top tot teen
- van top tot teenTranslations
Finnish läpikotaisin, kauttaaltaan
- läpikotaisinTranslations
- kauttaaltaanTranslations
French de fond en comble
- de fond en combleTranslations
Italian da cima a fondo
- da cima a fondoTranslations
Polish od głowy do stóp
- od głowy do stópTranslations
Russian све́рху до́низу
- све́рху до́низу (svérxu dónizu)Translations
Turkish baştan aşağı, tepeden tırnağa
- baştan aşağıTranslations
- tepeden tırnağaTranslations
Ukrainian згори́ дони́зу, зве́рху дони́зу
- згори́ дони́зу (zhorý donýzu)Translations
- зве́рху дони́зу (zvérxu donýzu)Translations
Cite this entry
from top to bottom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20top%20to%20bottom
“from top to bottom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20top%20to%20bottom. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “from top to bottom,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/from%20top%20to%20bottom.
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