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Cheap

As adjective, cheaper, cheapest

costing very little; relatively low in price; inexpensive:a cheap dress

costing little labor or trouble:Words are cheap

charging low prices:a very cheap store

of little account; of small value; mean; shoddy:cheap conduct; cheap workmanship

embarrassed; sheepish:He felt cheap about his mistake

obtainable at a low rate of interest:when money is cheap

of decreased value or purchasing power, as currency depreciated due to inflation

stingy; miserly:He's too cheap to buy his own brother a cup of coffee

As adverb

at a low price; at small cost:He is willing to sell cheap

As Idioms

cheap at twice the price, exceedingly inexpensive:I found this old chair for eight dollars—it would be cheap at twice the price

on the cheap, Informal

inexpensively; economically:She enjoys traveling on the cheap

Bar

As noun

a relatively long, evenly shaped piece of some solid substance, as metal or wood, used as a guard or obstruction or for some mechanical purpose:the bars of a cage

an oblong piece of any solid material:a bar of soap; a candy bar

the amount of material in a bar

an ingot, lump, or wedge of gold or silver

a long ridge of sand, gravel, or other material near or slightly above the surface of the water at or near the mouth of a river or harbor entrance, often constituting an obstruction to navigation

anything that obstructs, hinders, or impedes; obstacle; barrier:a bar to important legislation

a counter or place where beverages, especially liquors, or light meals are served to customers:a snack bar; a milk bar

a barroom or tavern

(in a home) a counter, small wagon, or similar piece of furniture for serving food or beverages:a breakfast bar

the legal profession

the practicing members of the legal profession in a given community

any tribunal:the bar of public opinion

a band or strip:a bar of light

a railing in a courtroom separating the general public from the part of the room occupied by the judges, jury, attorneys, etc

a crowbar

Music

Also called bar line

the line marking the division between two measures of music

double bar

the unit of music contained between two bar lines; measure

Ballet

barre

Law

an objection that nullifies an action or claim

a stoppage or defeat of an alleged right of action

Typography

a horizontal stroke of a type character, as of an A, H, t, and sometimes e

Architecture

(in tracery) a relatively long and slender upright of stone treated as a colonette or molded

Building Trades

an iron or steel shape: I-bar

a muntin

Military

one of a pair of metal or cloth insignia worn by certain commissioned officers

bars, the transverse ridges on the roof of the mouth of a horse

a space between the molar and canine teeth of a horse into which the bit is fitted

(in a bridle) the mouthpiece connecting the cheeks

bride (def )

Heraldry

a horizontal band, narrower than a fess, that crosses the field of an escutcheon

Obsolete

a gateway capable of being barred

As verb (used with object), barred, barring

to equip or fasten with a bar or bars:Bar the door before retiring for the night

to block by or as if by bars:The police barred the exits in an attempt to prevent the thief's escape

to prevent or hinder:They barred her entrance to the club

to exclude or except:He was barred from membership because of his reputation

to mark with bars,ŋ stripes, or bands

As preposition

except; omitting; but:bar none

As Idioms

at bar, Law

before the court and being tried: a case at bar

before all the judges of a court: a trial at bar

behind bars, in jail:We wanted the criminal behind bars

Top

As noun

the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit

Synonyms: zenith, acme, peak, pinnacle, vertex

Antonyms: bottom, base, foot, lowest point

the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc

, of anything

the higher end of anything on a slope

British

a part considered as higher: the top of the street

high gear of an automobile

tops

the part of a plant that grows above ground, especially of an edible root

one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants

the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning:Let's go over it from the top again

the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc

:at the top of the class

the highest point, pitch, or degree:to talk at the top of one's voice

a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position

the best or choicest part:the top of all creation

a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle

the head

any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater:a sale on cotton tops and shorts

Nautical

a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast on a ship, and serving as a foothold, a means of extending the upper rigging, etc

Chemistry

the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first

Bridge

the best card of a suit in a player's hand

(in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand

Sports

a stroke that hits the ball above its center

the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke

Baseball

the first half of an inning

the first three batters in the batting order

Slang

the dominant partner in a sexual relationship or encounter, especially the penetrator in anal intercourse (opposed to bottom)

Textiles

a cluster of textile fibers, especially tow, put on a distaff

a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball

a similar strand of rayon

Jewelry

crown (def )

the tops, Informal

the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc

:As a friend, she's the tops

As adjective

pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper:the top shelf

highest in degree; greatest:to pay top prices

foremost, chief, or principal:to win top honors in a competition

As verb (used with object), topped, topping

to furnish with a top; put a top on

to be at or constitute the top of

to reach the top of

to rise above:The sun had topped the horizon

to exceed in height, amount, number, etc

to surpass, excel, or outdo:That tops everything

Theater

(in spoken dialogue) to reply in a voice of greater volume or higher pitch:King Henry must top the crowd noises in his St

Crispin's Day speech

to surmount with something specified:to top a sundae with whipped cream

to remove the top of; crop; prune:to top a tall tree

Synonyms: lop, shear

to get or leap over the top of (a fence, barrier, etc

)

Chemistry

to distill off only the most volatile part of (a mixture)

Sports

to strike (the ball) above its center, giving it a forward spin

to make (a stroke) by hitting the ball in this manner

to top-dress (land)

Obsolete

to have coitus with (a woman)

As verb (used without object), topped, topping

to rise aloft

As Verb phrases

top off, to climax or complete, especially in an exceptional manner; finish: They topped off the evening with a ferryboat ride at midnight

to fill (a partly full container) completely: to top off a gas tank

top out, to finish the top of (a structure)

to reach the highest level

As Idioms

blow one's top, Informal

to become enraged; lose one's temper

to go mad; become insane: He must have blown his top to make such a fool of himself

off the top of one's head, Informal

head (def )

on top, successful; victorious; dominant:to stay on top

on top of, over or upon

in addition to; over and above

close upon; following upon: Gale winds came on top of the floods

in complete control: on top of the problem

on top of the world, successful

elated: The success made her feel on top of the world

over the top, Military

over the top of the parapet before a trench, as in issuing to charge against the enemy

surpassing a goal, quota, or limit

beyond normal limits; outrageously extreme or excessive: His humor is so over the top that it’s embarrassing

top oneself, Chiefly British

to kill oneself

Ideas

As noun

any conception existing in the mind as a result of mental understanding, awareness, or activity

a thought, conception, or notion:That is an excellent idea

an impression:He gave me a general idea of how he plans to run the department

an opinion, view, or belief:His ideas on raising children are certainly strange

a plan of action; an intention:the idea of becoming an engineer

a groundless supposition; fantasy

Philosophy

a concept developed by the mind

a conception of what is desirable or ought to be; ideal

(initial capital letter) Platonism

Also called form

an archetype or pattern of which the individual objects in any natural class are imperfect copies and from which they derive their being

Kantianism

idea of pure reason

Music

a theme, phrase, or figure

Obsolete

a likeness

a mental image