"ontop" meaning in English

See ontop in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Preposition

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositions|head=}} ontop, {{en-prep}} ontop
  1. Misspelling of on top. Tags: alt-of, misspelling Alternative form of: on top
    Sense id: en-ontop-en-prep-fa6R9HZi Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English prepositions Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 100 0 Disambiguation of English prepositions: 61 39
  2. (dialect or nonstandard) atop. Tags: dialectal, nonstandard
    Sense id: en-ontop-en-prep-GgnCSs56

Download JSON data for ontop meaning in English (1.5kB)

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          "ref": "1980, O. A. Bushnell, Ka'A'Awa: A Novel About Hawaii in the 1850s, page 85",
          "text": "\"[…] he wen' t'row da buggah right ovah da cleef too, ontop all da res'.\"",
          "type": "quotation"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2005, Red Jordan Arobateau, Fisherpeople., page 97",
          "text": "Senor Poochie at his feet, reclining like a Queen; and Nino eyeing them from ontop the table, her paws resting on an empty plate.",
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        },
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          "ref": "2006, Dan Bomkamp, Thanks Thunderfoot, page 152",
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