"out-top" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /aʊt tɒp/ Forms: out-tops [present, singular, third-person], out-topping [participle, present], out-topped [participle, past], out-topped [past]
Etymology: From out- + top. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|top}} out- + top Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} out-top (third-person singular simple present out-tops, present participle out-topping, simple past and past participle out-topped)
  1. (transitive) To have a top higher than another; to exceed. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive) To have a top higher than another; to exceed."
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