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Collocations for top - noun

1. highest part/surface of sth

ADJECTIVE

extreme, very
We didn't climb to the very top of the mountain, but close enough.
cliff, hill, mountain, roof, tree (usually clifftop, hilltop, etc.)
counter (esp. AmE), stove (AmE), table (usually countertop, etc.)

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PREPOSITION

at the top, on top
Each cake had a cherry on top.
There was a vase on top of the bookcase.
to the top

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PHRASES

from top to bottom
I'm going to clean the house from top to bottom this weekend.

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2. highest/most important rank/position

VERB + top

get to, make it to, reach, rise to
Few of the trainees make it to the top.
She rose to the top of her profession within ten years.

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PREPOSITION

at the top
The company has an unusually high proportion of young people at the top.
on top, to the top

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PHRASES

top of the agenda
Pay was now (at the) top of the employees' agenda.
top of the class
She was top of the class in geography.

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3. cover that you put on sth in order to close it

ADJECTIVE

bottle

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VERB + top

lift, lift off, pop (AmE,informal), pop off (informal, esp. AmE), pull off, unscrew
He popped the top of a soda can.
put back on, screw on

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4. piece of clothing

ADJECTIVE

halter, hooded (esp. BrE), long-sleeved, low-cut, sleeveless, strapless
baggy, loose
tight
skimpy
matching
She wore a pink skirt with a matching top.
crop, tank, tube (AmE), vest (BrE)
bikini, pyjama/pajama
football, tracksuit (both BrE)

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Collocations for top - verb

Top is used with these nouns as the subject:
turnover

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Top is used with these nouns as the object:
bill, chart, cheese, hill, list, per cent, record

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Collocations for top - adj.

VERBS

be
come
She came top in the exams.

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PREPOSITION

in
All the doctors here are top in their field.
She was top in English. (BrE)
of
He was top of his class.

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Top is used with these nouns:
accolade, adviser, aide, amateur, athlete, award, barrister, bracket, branch, brand, button, candidate, chef, choice, coach, coat, commander, competitor, contender, copy, corner, deck, designer, destination, diplomat, division, dog, drawer, economist, edge, editor, employer, end, envoy, executive, exporter, flat, floor, footballer, form, gear, goalkeeper, golfer, grade, gymnast, half, hat, honour, hotel, industrialist, jaw, job, jockey, journalist, lawyer, layer, leader, leadership, league, left, level, lid, lip, management, manager, manufacturer, mark, model, movie, negotiator, nightclub, note, official, orchestra, performer, personality, photographer, player, pocket, portion, position, priority, prize, producer, professional, prospect, psychiatrist, quality, rail, rank, rate, rating, referee, restaurant, retailer, rival, row, runner, salary, salon, scientist, score, seed, shape, sheet, shelf, soap opera, soil, specialist, speed, spin, spot, spy, stair, step, storey, story, supermarket, surgeon, swimmer, talent, third, tooth, university, venue, window

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