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# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[reach]] one's highest [[point]].
#: {{syn|en|max out#Verb|peak#Verb}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To quit one's career during a period of success.
#: {{ux|en|With her 390 V-8 spinning at redline, she '''tops out''' at 130 miles per hour.}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To complete the [[construction]] of a tall building, originally by putting on a "topping-out" [[course]].
# {{lb|en|intransitive|climbing}} To complete[[quit]] aone's [[routecareer]] byduring climbinga over its[[period]] of [[topsuccess]].
#: {{syn|en|quit while one is ahead}}
#: {{cot|en|cash in#Verb}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[complete]] the [[construction]] of a tall [[building]], originally by putting on a "topping-out" [[course]].
#: {{cot|en|cap off#Verb|top off#Verb}}
# {{lb|en|intransitive|climbing}} To [[complete]] a [[route]] by [[reach]]ing and [[climb]]ing over its [[top]].
#: {{syn|en|crest#Verb|summit#Verb}}
 
====Derived terms====
{{col3|en
|{{l|en|top-out#Noun|pos=n}}
|{{l|en|topout#Noun|pos=n}}
}}
 
===Anagrams===
* {{anagrams|en|a=oopttu|opt out|opt-out|out-top|outtop|pot out|puttoo}}
 
[[Category:English phrasal verbsen:Construction]]
[[Category:English phrasal verbs with particle (out)]]