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top to bottom

top to bottom adverb: completely; entirely. Also the alternative form of top-to-bottom.

Adverb

top to bottom (not comparable)

  1. (idiomatic) Completely; entirely.
    • Near-synonyms: all the way, from soup to nuts; see also Thesaurus:to the full
    • They went through everything with a fine-toothed comb, searching the place top to bottom.

Also used as

top to bottom is also the alternative form of top-to-bottom.

Synonyms of top to bottom

Forms of top to bottom

pluraltop to bottoms

Questions about top to bottom

What does top to bottom mean?
Top to bottom means completely; entirely.
What part of speech is top to bottom?
Top to bottom is an adverb.

Words near top to bottom in the dictionary

  1. top ten
  2. top tens
  3. top the charts
  4. top tier
  5. top tiers
  6. top to bottom
  7. top to bottoms
  8. top to tail
  9. top to toe
  10. top tube
  11. top tubes

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