Meaning

2 senses

  1. (idiomatic)The boss, the leader (of the pack).

    Leitwolf, Platzhirsch, Rudelführer

  2. (idiomatic)In a competition, the one expected to win.

    bestes Pferd im Stall

More definitions
  • a person who is in charge

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Tom is the top dog here.

    Тут Том керує парадом. — deniko

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  2. We want to be the top dogs.

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  3. Coke has always been the top dog when it comes to soft drinks.

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Translations

3 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
leader (idiom):
favourite (idiom):

Forms

plural: top dogs
Singulartop dog
Pluraltop dogs

regular

Synonyms

8 synonyms
favoriteA1favouriteA1good betsure betsafe bettop cat
Close in meaning

Antonyms

2 antonyms
bottom dogunderdog

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
topA1topaztopicA1

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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