top-v; 8 Senses

Sense Number 1: exceed or surpass, go beyond, be greater than something

Examples:
Profits this year topped 500 million dollars.
She topped her performance of last year.
Record attendance 2000 was surpassed in 2001, then topped again in 2002.
It hasn't been too long since my daily hit numbers topped over the hundred-per-day mark

Mappings:
VerbNet: exceed-90
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: top.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2

Sense Number 2: reach or cause to reach the highest point, best something

Commentary: Includes: TOP OUT

Examples:
It topped the charts for 9 weeks, becoming the longest stay at the top all decade.
She tops her class every year.
Dell tops the market in PCs.
Trying to decide if a career change is in order tops my priorities.
The hikers topped the mountain just before noon.
Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million.
That really topped my joy, y'all.

Mappings:
VerbNet: exceed-90
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: top.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
top_out 3

Sense Number 3: (cause to) be located at or on top of something

Examples:
Top the bread with a layer of melted cheese.
A start tops our Christmas tree.
The towers were topped with conical roofs.
I ate garlic sesame seed sauce, topped over a hearty bowl of Chinese noodles.

Mappings:
VerbNet: contiguous_location-47.8
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: top.01,top.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3, 5

Sense Number 4: cut the upper part off something

Examples:
Top the carrot before cutting it into strips.
Many people mistakenly believe that topping trees will reduce storm damage.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 5: make a finish, end or conclusion

Commentary: Includes: TOP OFF

Examples:
They topped off their dinner with a cognac.
More flowers, cake, and balloons topped off the day.
Top the celebration with your gift to Daddy with this bouquet of white roses.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: top.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 9, 10
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
top_off 1

Sense Number 6: strike the upper part of a ball giving it forward spin

Examples:
He addressed the ball, took his back swing, but, alack and alas, he topped it again.
I had topped the ball, trickling it a few yards down the fairway.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: fill (usually liquid) to the rim

Commentary: Includes: TOP OFF

Examples:
Carefully top the glass up with tequila, trying to avoid mixing up the Tabasco.
Make sure you top the tank with boiled tap water.
Do you top off your gas tank and overfill it?

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: top.03
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
top_off 2

Sense Number 8: give up something just as one reaches success

Commentary: Includes: TOP OUT

Examples:
The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
top_out 1