Meaning

2 senses

  1. (US, idiomatic)To outdo oneself or do more than one's previous best.

  2. (UK, slang)To commit suicide.

Origin

From top (“to excel; to surpass; to beat”). From top (“to kill”) (UK).

From top (“to excel; to surpass; to beat”).

From top (“to kill”) (UK).

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Forms

tops oneself, topping oneself, topped oneself, topped oneself
Base formtop oneself · to top oneself
3rd person singulartops oneself
Present participletopping oneself
Past simpletopped oneself
Past participletopped oneself

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theytop oneself
he, she, ittops oneself

Past simpleLesson

all personstopped oneself

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave topped oneself
he, she, ithas topped oneself

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill top oneself

Synonyms

2 synonyms
suicideB1take one's own life

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
topA1topaztopicA1
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