Missokyst
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ORIGINAL: takenbyjohnr07
Every word has a standard meaning. You may tweak it here and there to fit what you want it to be, but there also is the root of a word.
The definitions below were far from finished. But if the dictionary cannot come up with a short definition for you, I doubt a group of people will either.
Define yourself, your relationship, your mate, your relationship to your mate and those around you, but be satisfied that any definition you assume is correct for someone else, is colored by your prejudice of who you think they are.
If you are engaging in relationships with people who claim to be top, or bottom, ask them what THEY mean by that.
Kyst
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top1    /tɒp/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[top] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation, noun, adjective, verb, topped, top·ping.
–noun
1.
the highest or loftiest point or part of anything; apex; summit.
2.the uppermost or upper part, surface, etc., of anything.
3.the higher end of anything on a slope.
4.British.
a.
a part considered as higher: the top of the street.
b.
high gear of an automobile.
5.
tops,
a.
the part of a plant that grows above ground, esp. of an edible root.
b.
one of the tender tips of the branches or shoots of plants.
6.
the part of anything that is first or foremost; beginning: Let's go over it from the top again.
7.
the highest or leading place, position, rank, etc.: at the top of the class.
8.
the highest point, pitch, or degree: to talk at the top of one's voice.
9.
a person or thing that occupies the highest or leading position.
10.
the best or choicest part: the top of all creation.
11.
a covering or lid, as of a container or vehicle.
12.
the head.
13.
any of various outer garments for the upper body, as a blouse, shirt, or sweater: a sale on cotton tops and shorts.
14.
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.
15.
Chemistry. the part of a mixture under distillation that volatilizes first.
16.
Bridge.
a.
the best card of a suit in a player's hand.
b.
(in duplicate bridge) the best score on a hand.
17.
Sports.
a.
a stroke that hits the ball above its center.
b.
the forward spin given to the ball by such a stroke.
18.
Baseball.
a.
the first half of an inning.
b.
the first three batters in the batting order.
19.
Textiles.
a.
a cluster of textile fibers, esp. tow, put on a distaff.
b.
a strand of the long wool fibers in sliver form, separated from noil by combing and wound into a large ball.
c.
a similar strand of rayon.
20.
Jewelry. crown (def. 27).
21.
the tops, Informal. the most outstanding person or thing in ability, favor, etc.: As a friend, she's the tops. –adjective
22.
pertaining to, situated at, or forming the top; highest; uppermost; upper: the top shelf.
23.
highest in degree; greatest: to pay top prices.
24.
foremost, chief, or principal: to win top honors in a competition. –verb (used with object)
25.
to furnish with a top; put a top on.
26.
to be at or constitute the top of.
27.
to reach the top of.
28.
to rise above: The sun had topped the horizon.
44.
on top, successful; victorious; dominant: to stay on top.
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bot·tom /ˈbɒtəm/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[bot-uhm] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1.
the lowest or deepest part of anything, as distinguished from the top: the bottom of a hill; the bottom of a page.
2.
the under or lower side; underside: the bottom of a typewriter.
3.
the ground under any body of water: the bottom of the sea.
4.
Usually, bottoms. Also called bottom land. Physical Geography. low alluvial land next to a river.
5.
Nautical.
a.
the part of a hull between the bilges, including the keel.
b.
the part of a hull that is immersed at all times.
c
the cargo space in a vessel.
d.
a cargo vessel.
6.
the seat of a chair.
7.
Informal. the buttocks; rump.
8.
the fundamental part; basic aspect.
9.
bottoms, (used with a plural verb) the trousers of a pair of pajamas.
10.
the working part of a plow, comprising the plowshare, landside, and moldboard.
11.
the cause; origin; basis: Try getting to the bottom of the problem.
12.
Baseball.
a.
the second half of an inning.
b.
the last three players in the batting order.
13.
lowest limit, esp. of dignity, status, or rank: When people sink that low, they're bound to reach the bottom soon.
14.
Usually, bottoms. Chemistry. the heaviest, least volatile fraction of petroleum, left behind in distillation after more volatile fractions are driven off. –verb (used with object)
15.
to furnish with a bottom.
16.
to base or found (usually fol. by on or upon).
17.
to discover the full meaning of (something); fathom.
18.
to bring (a submarine) to rest on the ocean floor: They had to bottom the sub until the enemy cruisers had passed by. –verb (used without object)
19.
to be based; rest.
20.
to strike against the bottom or end; reach the bottom.
21.
(of an automotive vehicle) to sink vertically, as when bouncing after passing over a bump, so that the suspension reaches the lower limit of its motion: The car bottomed too easily on the bumpy road. –adjective
22.
of or pertaining to the bottom or a bottom.
23.
located on or at the bottom: I want the bottom book in the stack.
24.
lowest: bottom prices.
25.
living near or on the bottom: A flounder is a bottom fish.
26.
fundamental: the bottom cause. —Verb phrase
27.
bottom out, to reach the lowest state or level: The declining securities market finally bottomed out and began to rise. —Idioms
28.
at bottom, in reality; fundamentally: They knew at bottom that they were only deceiving themselves. Also, at the bottom.
< Message edited by Missokyst -- 2/2/2008 8:45:28 AM >
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