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top up

top up verb: to refill (or recharge) something.

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive) To refill (or recharge) something.
    • I shall top up with petrol before the long trip.
    • Please top up the tank tonight.
    Synonyms:
    top off
    1. (ambitransitive, idiomatic) To add to a balance in an account (e.g., mobile payment, debit card, bank account).
      • I shall top up the mobile phone at the supermarket.
      • Users can top up their wallet balance and start sending and receiving money between mobile phones.
    2. (UK, ambitransitive) To refill a drink.
      • The waitress topped up my coffee every few minutes.
    3. (ambitransitive) To add to a number or amount, to bring something up to a certain level.
  2. (ambitransitive, slang) To have sex (with).
    • We had dinner, went back to her place, and started topping up.
    Synonyms:
    tup

top up meaning in Vietnamese

top up in Vietnamese

to extend credit
nạp tiền

Synonyms of top up

Forms of top up

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

Questions about top up

What does top up mean?
Top up means to refill (or recharge) something.
What is top up in Vietnamese?
Top up in Vietnamese is nạp tiền. See Top up meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is top up?
Top up is a verb.
What is the past tense of top up?
The past tense of top up is topped up.

Words near top up in the dictionary

  1. top to bottoms
  2. top to tail
  3. top to toe
  4. top tube
  5. top tubes
  6. top up
  7. top whack
  8. top-age
  9. top-aged
  10. top-armour
  11. top-armours

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