atop
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See also: at op
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈtɒp/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɒp
Preposition
atop
- On the top of.
- He sat atop the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
- 1960 November, David Morgan, “"Piggyback"—U.S. success story”, in Trains Illustrated, page 684:
- For example, when trailers containing new automobiles were first piggybacked two areas of potential damage became evident: (1) diesel locomotive exhaust left a film of oil on the new autos; and (2) auto windshields could be scarred or cracked by the metal-tipped "tell-tales" which warn men atop trains of oncoming bridges or tunnels.
- 1966, The Minnesota Review, volume 6, page 242:
- A virtue is made out of a necessity, with the child feeling far more atop and master of his oddness, his behavior now deliberate or even clever.
- 2006, Dewey Lambdin, The Gun Ketch, page 48:
- "And other things," she echoed, nodding slowly and resting her body a little more atop him again.
- 2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)
- “Monotheism was born here,” Goren tells me atop a cliff overlooking the sheet of iron-colored water.
- On the top (with of).
- He sat atop of the mountain, waiting for the end of the world.
Usage notes
"Atop of" was formerly much more commonly used than now.
Synonyms
Derived terms
Translations
on the top of
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Adverb
atop (not comparable)
- (literary or archaic) On, to, or at the top.
- 1909, William Dean Howells, Seven English Cities, Kessinger Publishing, published 2004, page 46:
- He has a handsome face, still bearded in the midst of a mostly clean-shaving nation, and with the white hairs prevalent on the cheeks and temples; his head is bald atop, though hardly from the uneasiness of wearing a crown.
- 1978, James C. Humes, Speaker's Treasury of Anecdotes About the Famous, Harper & Row, published 1978, page 102:
- The envoy found the French king playing the part of horse while his young son rode atop.
- 1985, Wade Davis, The Serpent and the Rainbow, Simon & Schuster, page 52:
- Everything large or small is carried atop out of habit as much as necessity, like a delightful but defiant challenge to the laws of gravity.
Translations
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Noun
atop
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Noun
atop
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Pronunciation
Noun
atóp (Basahan spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
Derived terms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Pronunciation
Noun
atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
Verb
atóp (Badlit spelling ᜀᜆᜓᜉ᜔)
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:atop.
Anagrams
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Noun
atop
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Pronunciation
Noun
atóp
Derived terms
Etymology
From Proto-Philippine *qatəp, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *qatəp. Compare Malay atap, Tagalog atip, Tausug atup, Rungus ta'ap, Tambunan Dusun ta'ap, Lotud ta'ap and Kimaragang ta'ap.
Noun
atóp
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