out-top

/aʊt tɒp/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.51 in modern English

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verb

To have a top higher than another; to exceed.

Transitive verb

"Grey-coloured woods covered a large part of the surface. This even tint was indeed broken up by streaks of yellow sand-break in the lower lands, and by many tall trees of the pine family, out-topping the others--some singly, some in clumps...."

From out- + top.

out-tops (present, singular) out-topping (participle, present) out-topped (participle, past) out-topped (past)

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How do you pronounce out-top?

The recorded pronunciation is /aʊt tɒp/.

What does out-top mean?

To have a top higher than another; to exceed.

Where does out-top come from?

From out- + top.

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