top off

phrasal verb

topped off; topping off; tops off

1

: to end (something) usually in an exciting or impressive way

We topped off dinner with dessert and coffee.

The victory tops off the coach's extremely successful career.

2

US : to fill (something) completely with a liquid

I added a little more coffee to top off the mug.

He stopped at the gas station to top off the car's tank.

Examples of top off in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some see the club’s owners as blowing the top off the sport, flexing their deep pockets to price out all but just a few other rivals. —Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 22 Jan. 2026

Day temperatures are expected to top off at 60 degrees with some wind chills in the early hours of the day, according to the National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office. —Suryatapa Chakraborty, Dallas Morning News, 18 Jan. 2026

Adding Valdez would top off a rotation that currently includes Trevor Rogers, Kyle Bradish, Dean Kremer and recent additions Shane Baz and Zach Eflin. —Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 17 Jan. 2026

Perhaps that’ll mean dialing up more shots to take the top off the Bills’ passing game, as Buffalo will be down a notable piece in starting safety Jordan Poyer (hamstring injury). —Luca Evans, Denver Post, 16 Jan. 2026

Rhymes for top off

• ashraf
• checkoff
• cutoff
• falloff
• handoff
• kickoff
• layoff
• liftoff
• markoff
• markov
• payoff
• playoff