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top off

top off verb: to fill or refill (a drink etc.) so that the container is completely full.

Verb

top off (third-person singular simple present tops off, present participle topping off, simple past and past participle topped off)

  1. (US) To fill or refill (a drink etc.) so that the container is completely full.
    • The waitress topped off my coffee every few minutes.
    Synonyms:
    top up
  2. To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).
    • Near-synonyms: finish off, polish
    • The banquet was topped off with coffee and chocolate.

Synonyms of top off

All synonyms of top off

Forms of top off

third-person singular presenttops off
present participletopping off
past participletopped off
pasttopped off

Questions about top off

What does top off mean?
Top off means to fill or refill (a drink etc.) so that the container is completely full.
What part of speech is top off?
Top off is a verb.
What is the past tense of top off?
The past tense of top off is topped off.

Words near top off in the dictionary

  1. top of one's class
  2. top of the hour
  3. top of the line
  4. top of the morning
  5. top of the shop
  6. top off
  7. top one's boom
  8. top oneself
  9. top order
  10. top orders
  11. top out

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