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Summit vs Tops - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between summit and tops

is that summit is a peak; the top of a mountain while tops is plural of lang=enCategory:English plurals.

As verbs the difference between summit and tops

is that summit is to reach the summit of a mountain while tops is third-person singular of top.

As an adverb tops is

at the very most; maximum.

As an adjective tops is

great; excellent.

summit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (countable) A peak; the top of a mountain.
    • In summer, it is possible to hike to the summit of Mt. Shasta.
  • (countable) A gathering or assembly of leaders.
    • They met for an international summit on environmental issues.

    Usage notes

    Colloquially summit' is used for only the highest point of a mountain, while in mountaineering any point that is higher than surrounding points is a '''summit , such as the South Summit of (Mount Everest). These are distinguished by (topographic prominence) as ''subsummits'' (low prominence) or ''independent summits (high prominence).

    Synonyms

    * acme, apex, peak, zenith

    Derived terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Verb

  • (transitive, hiking, climbing, colloquial) To reach the summit of a mountain.
  • * 2012 , Kenza Moller, "Eyes on the North," Canadian Geographic , vol. 132, no. 4 (July/Aug.) p. 10:
    • Of the range's 12 peaks, Mount Saskatchewan is the only one that has yet to be summited .

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    tops

    English

    Adverb

    (-)
  • At the very most; maximum.
    • Your essay should be two pages, tops .

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (slang, dated) Great; excellent.
  • * 1958 , Billboard (5 May 1958, page 139)
    • Joe Issenberg, Al Kahn, A. Amato and B. B. Saunders all agreed that it was tops for a meeting place.

    Noun

    (head)
  • English plurals
  • (darts) The uppermost field of a dartboard; the double-20 field
    • Scoring 38 more points leaves him with tops for the win.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (top)

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