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# topped

verb (past of top: top, tops, topped, topping); adjective (topped with)

«topped» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Topped means covered on top with something, like «a cake topped with cream». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#m1)
2. Topped means went higher than or beat, like «sales topped a million». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#m2)
3. Topped up means filled again to the top. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#m3)

### In the lessons

In cooking and recipes «topped with» tells what goes on top. In maths and news it means went above a number («the temperature topped 30 degrees»). Phrases: «topped with», «topped up», «topped the charts», «topped the list».

### Examples

- The pizza was topped with cheese and tomatoes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x1)
- She topped her class in spelling. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x2)
- The song topped the charts for weeks. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x3)
- Mum topped up my water bottle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x4)
- The temperature topped 35 degrees. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x5)
- Ice cream topped with sprinkles is my favourite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x6)
- The mountain was topped with snow. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/#x7)

### Note

Double the p: top – topped – topping. In maths, «topped 100» means went over 100, so more than 100. «Topped up» (UK) is used for adding more credit, money or liquid. Do not confuse with «toppled» (fell over).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «topped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/topped/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«topped» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/topped.html) on Mova free.