top it off
top it off verb: to emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
Verb
top it off (third-person singular simple present tops it off, present participle topping it off, simple past and past participle topped it off)
- To emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
- The boss fired Fred and, to top it all off, he asked security to escort him to the door.
- Synonyms:
- top it all, top it all off
Synonyms of top it off
Forms of top it off
| third-person singular present | tops it off |
|---|---|
| present participle | topping it off |
| past participle | topped it off |
| past | topped it off |
Questions about top it off
- What does top it off mean?
- Top it off means to emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
- What part of speech is top it off?
- Top it off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of top it off?
- The past tense of top it off is topped it off.
Words near top it off in the dictionary
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