The difference between Foot and Top

When used as nouns, foot means a biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg, whereas top means (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top.

When used as verbs, foot means to use the foot to kick (usually a ball), whereas top means to cover on the top or with a top.

Top is also adverb with the meaning: rated first.

Top is also adjective with the meaning: situated on the top of something.

check bellow for the other definitions of Foot and Top

  1. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.

    Examples:

    "A spider has eight feet."

  2. Foot as a noun (countable, anatomy):

    Specifically, a human foot, which is found below the ankle and is used for standing and walking.

    Examples:

    "Southern Italy is shaped like a foot."

  3. Foot as a noun (uncountable, often used attributively):

    Travel by walking.

    Examples:

    "We went there by foot because we could not afford a taxi."

    "There is a lot of foot traffic on this street."

  4. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The base or bottom of anything.

    Examples:

    "I'll meet you at the foot of the stairs."

  5. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The part of a flat surface on which the feet customarily rest.

    Examples:

    "We came and stood at the foot of the bed."

  6. Foot as a noun (countable):

    The end of a rectangular table opposite the head.

    Examples:

    "The host should sit at the foot of the table."

  7. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A short foot-like projection on the bottom of an object to support it.

    Examples:

    "The feet of the stove hold it a safe distance above the floor."

  8. Foot as a noun (countable):

    A unit of measure equal to twelve inches or one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.

    Examples:

    "The flag pole at the local high school is about 20 feet high."

  9. Foot as a noun (countable, music):

    A unit of measure for organ pipes equal to the wavelength of two octaves above middle C, approximately 328 mm.

  10. Foot as a noun (military, collective):

    Foot soldiers; infantry.

    Examples:

    "King John went to battle with ten thousand foot and one thousand horse."

  11. Foot as a noun (countable, cigars):

    The end of a cigar which is lit, and usually cut before lighting.

  12. Foot as a noun (countable, sewing):

    The part of a sewing machine which presses downward on the fabric, and may also serve to move it forward.

  13. Foot as a noun (countable, printing):

    The bottommost part of a typed or printed page.

  14. Foot as a noun (printing):

    The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.

  15. Foot as a noun (countable, prosody):

    The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.

  16. Foot as a noun (countable, phonology):

    The parsing of syllables into prosodic constituents, which are used to determine the placement of stress in languages along with the notions of constituent heads.

  17. Foot as a noun (countable, nautical):

    The bottom edge of a sail.

    Examples:

    "To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the foot of the sail."

  18. Foot as a noun (countable, billiards):

    The end of a billiard or pool table behind the foot point where the balls are racked.

  19. Foot as a noun (countable, botany):

    In a bryophyte, that portion of a sporophyte which remains embedded within and attached to the parent gametophyte plant.

  20. Foot as a noun (countable, malacology):

    The muscular part of a bivalve mollusc or a gastropod by which it moves or holds its position on a surface.

  21. Foot as a noun (countable, molecular biology):

    The globular lower domain of a protein.

  22. Foot as a noun (countable, geometry):

    The point of intersection of one line with another that is perpendicular to it.

  23. Foot as a noun:

    Fundamental principle; basis; plan.

  24. Foot as a noun:

    Recognized condition; rank; footing.

  1. Foot as a verb (transitive):

    To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).

  2. Foot as a verb (transitive):

    To pay (a bill).

  3. Foot as a verb:

    To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  4. Foot as a verb:

    To walk.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  5. Foot as a verb:

    To tread.

    Examples:

    "to foot the green"

    "rfquotek Tickell"

  6. Foot as a verb (obsolete):

    To set on foot; to establish; to land.

  7. Foot as a verb:

    To renew the foot of (a stocking, etc.).

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Shakespeare"

  8. Foot as a verb:

    To sum up, as the numbers in a column; sometimes with up.

    Examples:

    "to foot (or foot up) an account"

  1. Top as a noun (nautical):

    The highest or uppermost part of something. (irrespective of present orientation) the part of something that is usually the top. The uppermost part of a page, picture, viewing screen, etc. A lid, cap or cover of a container. A garment worn to cover the torso. A framework at the top of a ship's mast to which rigging is attached. The first half of an inning, during which the home team fields and the visiting team bats. The crown of the head, or the hair upon it; the head.

    Examples:

    "His kite got caught at the top of the tree."

    "We flipped the machine onto its top."

    "Further weather information can be found at the top of your television screen.  nowrap Headings appear at the tops of pages."

    "Put a top on the toothpaste tube or it will go bad."

    "I bought this top as it matches my jeans."

  2. Top as a noun:

    A child's spinning toy; a spinning top.

    Examples:

    "The boy was amazed at how long the top would spin."

  3. Top as a noun:

    Someone who is eminent. The chief person; the most prominent one. The highest rank; the most honourable position; the utmost attainable place.

    Examples:

    "to be at the top of one's class, or at the top of the school"

  4. Top as a noun (BDSM):

    A dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

  5. Top as a noun (LGBT, slang):

    A man penetrating or with a preference for penetrating during homosexual intercourse.

    Examples:

    "I prefer being a top, and my boyfriend prefers being a bottom."

  6. Top as a noun (physics):

    A top quark.

  7. Top as a noun:

    The utmost degree; the acme; the summit.

  8. Top as a noun (ropemaking):

    A plug, or conical block of wood, with longitudinal grooves on its surface, in which the strands of the rope slide in the process of twisting.

  9. Top as a noun (sound):

    Highest pitch or loudest volume.

    Examples:

    "She sang at the top of her voice."

  10. Top as a noun (wool manufacture):

    A bundle or ball of slivers of combed wool, from which the noils, or dust, have been taken out.

  11. Top as a noun (obsolete, except in one sense of phrase ''[[on top of]]''):

    Eve; verge; point.

  12. Top as a noun:

    The part of a cut gem between the girdle, or circumference, and the table, or flat upper surface.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Knight"

  13. Top as a noun (in the plural, slang, dated):

    Topboots.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Charles Dickens"

  14. Top as a noun (golf):

    A stroke on the top of the ball.

  15. Top as a noun (golf):

    A forward spin given to the ball by hitting it on or near the top.

  16. Top as a noun (in restaurants, preceded by a number):

    (A table at which there is, or which has enough seats for) a group of a specified number of people eating at a restaurant.

  1. Top as a verb:

    To cover on the top or with a top.

    Examples:

    "I like my ice cream topped with chocolate sauce."

  2. Top as a verb:

    To cut or remove the top (as of a tree)

    Examples:

    "I don't want to be bald, so just top my hair."

    "Top and tail the carrots."

  3. Top as a verb:

    To excel, to surpass, to beat.

    Examples:

    "Titanic was the most successful film ever until it was topped by another Cameron film, Avatar."

  4. Top as a verb:

    To be in the lead, to be at number one position (of).

    Examples:

    "Celine Dion topped the UK music charts twice in the 1990s."

  5. Top as a verb (British, slang):

    To commit suicide, (rare) to murder.

    Examples:

    "Depression causes many people to top themselves."

  6. Top as a verb (BDSM):

    To be the dominant partner in a BDSM relationship or roleplay.

    Examples:

    "I used to be a slave, but I ended up topping."

    "Giving advice to the dominant partner on how to run the BDSM session is called "topping from the bottom"."

  7. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, intransitive):

    To be the partner who penetrates in anal sex.

  8. Top as a verb (slang, gay sexuality, transitive):

    To anally penetrate.

  9. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower.

    Examples:

    "lofty ridges and topping mountains"

    "rfquotek Derham"

  10. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To predominate.

    Examples:

    "topping passions"

  11. Top as a verb (archaic):

    To excel; to rise above others.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Dryden"

  12. Top as a verb (nautical):

    To raise one end of (a yard, etc.), making it higher than the other.

  13. Top as a verb (dyeing):

    To cover with another dye.

    Examples:

    "to top aniline black with methyl violet to prevent greening"

  14. Top as a verb:

    To put a stiffening piece or back on (a saw blade).

  15. Top as a verb (slang, dated):

    To arrange (fruit, etc.) with the best on top.

  16. Top as a verb (of a horse):

    To strike the top of (an obstacle) with the hind feet while jumping, so as to gain new impetus.

  17. Top as a verb:

    To improve (domestic animals, especially sheep) by crossing certain individuals or breeds with other superior breeds.

  18. Top as a verb:

    To cut, break, or otherwise take off the top of (a steel ingot) to remove unsound metal.

  19. Top as a verb (golf):

    To strike (the ball) above the centre; also, to make (a stroke, etc.) by hitting the ball in this way.

  1. Top as an adjective:

    Situated on the top of something.

  2. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Best; of the highest quality or rank.

    Examples:

    "She's in the top dance school."

  3. Top as an adjective (informal):

    Very good, of high quality, power, or rank.

    Examples:

    "He's a top lawyer."

    "That is a top car."

  1. Top as an adverb:

    Rated first.

    Examples:

    "She came top in her French exam."

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