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• topping off — Synonyms and related words: accomplishment, close, closure, completing, completion, conclusion, consummation, culmination, end, ending, finish, finishing, fulfillment, full development, maturation, maturity, perfection, realization, ripeness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Topping out — In building construction, topping out, or topping off, is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. The term may also refer to the overall completion of the building s structure. A topping out ceremony is usually held …   Wikipedia

• Topping — Top ping, n. 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of hatcheling.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Topping lift — Topping Top ping, n. 1. The act of one who tops; the act of cutting off the top. [1913 Webster] 2. (Naut.) The act of raising one extremity of a spar higher than the other. [1913 Webster] 3. pl. That which comes from hemp in the process of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• topping-out course — Top out Top out (Building) To top off; to finish by putting on a cap of top (uppermost) course (called a {top ping out course}). [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• top off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms top off : present tense I/you/we/they top off he/she/it tops off present participle topping off past tense topped off past participle topped off 1) to finish something with a final activity or detail top… …   English dictionary

• Roseberry Topping — Infobox Mountain Name = Roseberry Topping Photo = Roseberry topping north side.jpg Caption = Roseberry Topping as seen from the north Elevation = 320 m (1049 ft) Location = North York Moors, England Range = Prominence = 81 m Coordinates =… …   Wikipedia

• Michael Topping — (1747–1796) was the Chief Marine Surveyor of Fort St. George in Chennai (then Madras) responsible for founding the oldest modern technical school outside Europe. The Survey School was completed on May 17, 1794, with an initial intake of eight… …   Wikipedia

• Hit Me Off — Infobox Single Name = Hit Me Off Artist = New Edition from Album = Home Again Released = August 13, 1996 Format = Cassette single, CD single, Vinyl single Recorded = 1996 Genre = R B Length = 27:25 Label = MCA Writer = Silky, Dinky Bingham, Jeff… …   Wikipedia

• To top off — Top Top, v. t. 1. To cover on the top; to tip; to cap; chiefly used in the past participle. [1913 Webster] Like moving mountains topped with snow. Waller. [1913 Webster] A mount Of alabaster, topped with golden spires. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• James Stirratt Topping Kennedy — GC (1930 21 December 1973) was a Scottish security guard for British Rail Engineering Limited in Glasgow (St Rollox?) who was posthumously awarded the George Cross when he was killed by armed robbers who were stealing BREL s payroll whilst trying …   Wikipedia