1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains. Derham.
2. To predominate; as, topping passions. "Influenced by topping uneasiness." Locke.
3. To excel; to rise above others. But write thy, and top. Dryden.
TOP
Top, v. t.
1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; — chiefly used in the past
participle.
Like moving mountains topped with snow. Waller.
A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. Milton.
2. To rise above; to excel; to outgo; to surpass. Topping all others in boasting. Shak. Edmund the base shall top the legitimate. Shak.
3. To rise to the top of; to go over the top of. But wind about till thou hast topped the hill. Denham.
4. To take off the or upper part of; to crop. Top your rose trees a little with your knife. Evelyn.
5. To perform eminently, or better than before. From endeavoring universally to top their parts, they will go universally beyond them. Jeffrey.
6. (Naut.)