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Meaning of tops in English

tops

phrase [ plural ]
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the leaves of a vegetable plant grown mainly for its roots:
We fed the rabbit some beetroot tops.
If you put carrot tops in water they start to grow.
I like to buy carrots with the tops still attached as I think they taste better.
Do you know if you can eat the tops of turnips?
Cut the radish tops from the stem and wash them thoroughly.
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top noun (LEAVES)
 
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tops
adjective, adverb
uk
/tɒps/ us
/tɑːps/
most excellent:
She is tops in her field.
Birmingham comes out tops for quality of life in a new survey.
at the most; maximum:
They shouldn't charge you more than £50 tops.
Interest on the account is low - you can hope for 2% tops.
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the tops

idiom
old-fashioned
the best:
You're the tops, Linda!
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Good and excellent things
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(Definition of tops from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

tops | American Dictionary

tops
adjective [ not gradable ]
us
/tɑps/
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excellent:
She is tops in her field.
(Definition of tops from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of tops

in Chinese (Traditional)
最為出色的, 最多的, 最好的人（或物）…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
最为出色的, 最多的, 最好的人（或物）…
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in Spanish
como máximo…
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in Portuguese
no máximo…
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