Topping : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Topping	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Topping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
topping adj excellent; best possible [syn: top-flight, top-hole, topping] n a flavorful addition on top of a dish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, n. (Angling) The tail of an artificial fly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Top \Top\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Topped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Topping}.] 1. To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains. --Derham. 2. To predominate; as, topping passions. [bd]Influenced by topping uneasiness.[b8] --Locke. 3. To excel; to rise above others. But write thy, and top. --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, a. 1. Rising above; surpassing. 2. Hence, assuming superiority; proud. The great and flourishing condition of some of the topping sinners of the world. --South. 3. Fine; gallant. [Slang] --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Topping \Top"ping\, n. 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. 2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. 3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling. {Topping lift} (Naut.), a large, strong tackle employed to raise or top the end of a gaff, or of a boom.