on top

adverb

On the highest point or surface.

“A cake with cream on top.”

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Meanings

adverbon top (not comparable)
  1. not comparableOn the highest point or surface.

    A cake with cream on top.

    2 more examples

    Stand on top and look down.

    I can't take my undershirt off because I am wearing many more garments on top.

    Synonyms: on top of

  2. idiomaticnot comparableIn a dominant position.

    At the end of the season, Manchester United came out on top.

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    For the second match in a row, Arsenal went into the break completely on top and untroubled.

    2011 February 12, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbOn the highest point or surface.

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Cite this entry
APA

on top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top

MLA

“on top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “on top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/on%20top.

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