top off

English

Verb

top off (third-person singular simple present tops off, present participle topping off, simple past and past participle topped off)

1. (US) To fill or refill the final portion of something that is not empty, until it is completely full.

   Synonym: top up

   The waitress topped off my coffee every few minutes.

2. To complete, to put the finishing touch to (something).

   Near-synonyms: finish off, polish

   The banquet was topped off with coffee and chocolate.

Related terms

• top (verb)
• topper

Translations

(US) to fill completely; to fill or refill the final portion of something not empty

• German: auffüllen (de), nachfüllen (de), nachschenken (de)
• Russian: дозаряжать (ru) (dozarjažatʹ), дозаправлять (ru) (dozapravljatʹ)
• Spanish: rellenar (es), cabalear (El Salvador)
• Ukrainian: дозаряджа́ти (dozarjadžáty), дозапра́вити (dozaprávyty), заправля́ти impf (zapravljáty), запра́вити pf (zaprávyty)

to complete, to put the finishing touch to (something)

• German: abrunden (de), vollenden (de), krönen (de), schließen (de), abschließen (de)
• Russian: заверша́ть (ru) (zaveršátʹ), увенчивать (ru) (uvenčivatʹ)
• Spanish: darle el retoque final
• Ukrainian: заве́ршувати (zavéršuvaty)

See also

• top it all off
• topper-offer