(transitive) To remove the topsoil from.

(authorship) A sentence at the beginning of a paragraph indicating the general matter to be discussed later in that paragraph.

best, A-one, superior.

The condition of being topical.

a person who studies or records topography

A rotational motion, especially that given to a ball, in which the upper surface spins in the direction of motion.

(transitive) To spin (a ball) with this motion.

Not related to the matter under discussion.

A representation of knowledge consisting of a graph of topics (representing any concept, from people, countries, and organizations to software modules, individual files, and events), associations (which represent the relationships between them), and occurrences (which represent relationships between topics and information resources relevant to them).

(nautical) Situated above the topmast and below the royal mast. / Of the most superior quality; the best of its kind.