top off

Fill the rest

To top off is to fill something to capacity, especially adding the last bit to reach the brim: Let me top off your coffee.

At a gas station, you top off the tank.

The phrase also means to complete or conclude something with a final touch: We topped off the meal with champagne.

In a negative sense, to top it off introduces an additional complication: And to top it off, my car broke down.

fill

refill

Restoring spent contents

brim · gas up · fuel up · freshen · recharge · overflow · quench · slake · infuse · saturate

complete

finish

Bring to completion

round out · wrap up · finalize · crown · climax · consummate · perfect · complement · seal · close

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filling/liquid level

top offdrain

Channel for wastewater

empty · empty out · deplete · pour out · draw off

completion/finishing

top offstart off

Begin an activity

kick off · begin · initiate · lead off · open

Family

top, off, tops, takeoff, topped, topping, offset, cutoff, treetop

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G