topping

noun

process by which a mower or similar implement is used to "top", or remove, the aerial part of a crop, in order to prevent seed formation and distribution onto the soil
causal: provide a top for something
stative/inchoative: be the top portion

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Pronunciation: /ˈtɑpɪŋ/ / /ˈtɒpɪŋ/

Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.

Wonderful.
““My boy came home last night,” sang the waitress. “Oh, I say–how topping for you !” gurgled the cashier.”
“'Well,' he said, settling back in the seat directly opposite. 'It's a topping day.'”
Assuming superiority; proud.
“A second Ground, upon which Men are apt to persuade themselves, that they shall escape the Stroke of Divine Justice for their Sins, is their Observation of the great and flourishing Condition of some of the topping Sinners of the World.”

Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.

Any food item added on top of another, such as sprinkles on ice cream or pepperoni on pizza.
“Pepperoni and mushrooms are common pizza toppings.”
The act of cutting off the top of something.
The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other.
Either of the cables that support the ends of a spar or boom.
The tail of an artificial fly.

Etymology: From Middle English toppyng; equivalent to top + -ing.