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top(4) (iou)



top verb2. Infl. -pp-. M16.
[Dutch toppen top or peak (a yard), of unkn. origin. Branch II prob. a different word.]
I. Nautical.
verb trans. Slant (a yard) by tilting up one arm and depressing the other; tilt up (a yard) vertically; gen. alter the position of (a yard) in any way. M16.
topping-lift either of a pair of lifts by which a yard may be topped.
verb intrans. Foll. by up: assume a slanting position. M19.
II.
verb intrans. Topple over, overbalance. Cf. TOPE verb1 3. Long rare or obsolete. M16.
verb trans. Tip over, overturn. Cf. TOPE verb1 2. obsolete exc. dial. M17.