on top en · ADV
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(not-comparable) On the highest point or surface.
I can't take my undershirt off because I am wearing many more garments on top.
Stand on top and look down.
A cake with cream on top.
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(idiomatic, not-comparable) In a dominant position.
At the end of the season, Manchester United came out on top.
For the second match in a row, Arsenal went into the break completely on top and untroubled.
2011 February 12, Ian Hughes, “Arsenal 2 - 0 Wolverhampton”, in BBC Sport:
Deriveds
put the bottom rail on top · cherry on top · on top of · pretty please with a cherry on top