off the top of one\'s head | Definition of off the top of one\'s head

1a(1) : the highest point, level, or part of something : summit, crown

(2) : a garment worn on the upper body

(3) : the head of a plant especially : the aboveground part of a plant having edible roots beet tops

(4) : the head or top of the head —used especially in the phrase top to toe

b(1) : the highest or uppermost region or part

(2) : the upper end, edge, or surface

2 : a fitted, integral, or attached part or unit serving as an upper piece, lid, or covering

3a(1) : the highest position (as in rank or achievement)

(2) : a person or thing at the top

b tops plural : aces and kings in a hand or the three highest honors in a suit

4a : the part that is nearest in space or time to the source or beginning

b : the first half of an inning in baseball

5a : the highest degree or pitch conceivable or attained : acme, pinnacle

b : the loudest or highest range of a sound

6 : the choicest part : cream, pick

7a : a platform surrounding the head of a lower mast that serves to spread the topmast rigging, strengthen the mast, and furnish a standing place for men aloft

b : a comparable part of the superstructure especially : such a part on a warship used as a fire-control station or antiaircraft gun platform

8 : a forward spin given to a ball (as in golf or billiards) by striking it on or near the top or above the center also : the stroke so given

9 : a fundamental quark that has an electric charge of + 2/3 and a measured energy of approximately 175 GeV also : the flavor characterizing this particle

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