top out
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[edit]Verb
[edit]top out (third-person singular simple present tops out, present participle topping out, simple past and past participle topped out)
- (intransitive) To reach one's highest point.
- (intransitive) To quit one's career during a period of success.
- Synonym: quit while one is ahead
- Coordinate term: cash in
- (intransitive) To complete the construction of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" course.
- (intransitive, climbing) To complete a route by reaching and climbing over its top.