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atop

/əˈtɒp/

atop preposition: on the top of.

Preposition

atop

  1. On the top of.
    • He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
    • For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop...1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684
  2. (dated) On the top (with of).
    • He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.

Adverb

atop (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, literary) On, to, or at the top.
    • He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown.1909, William Dean Howells, Seven English Cities, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, page 46
    • The envoy found the French king playing the part of horse while his young son rode atop.1978, James C. Humes, Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous, Harper & Row, published 1978, page 102

atop meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Arabic and Thai

atop in Hindi

on the top of
के ऊपर ke ūpar

atop in Tamil

உச்சியில், மேலே, மேலிடத்தில்

atop in Arabic

on the top of
فَوْق fawq

atop in Thai

on the top of
ข้างบน kâang-bon

Examples of atop in a sentence

  • "And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 48:
  • Everything large or small is carried atop out of habit as much as necessity, like a delightful but defiant challenge to the laws of gravity.1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 52:

All 40 example sentences with atop

Synonyms of atop

Origin of atop

From a- (“on”) + top.

Words formed from atop

Words that rhyme with atop

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Questions about atop

What does atop mean?
Atop means on the top of.
What is atop in Hindi?
Atop in Hindi is के ऊपर (ke ūpar). See Atop meaning in Hindi.
How do you use atop in a sentence?
"And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.
What part of speech is atop?
Atop can be a preposition or an adverb.
How do you pronounce atop?
Atop is pronounced /əˈtɒp/.

Words near atop in the dictionary

  1. atoningly
  2. Atons
  3. atony
  4. atoothfairyist
  5. atoothfairyists
  6. atop
  7. atopen
  8. atopens
  9. atophan
  10. atopic
  11. atopic dermatitis

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: atop (page history and authors); atop (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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