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    SPINNING TOP

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A conical child's plaything tapering to a steel point on which it can be made to spinplay

    Example:

    he got a bright red top and string for his birthday

    Synonyms:

    spinning top; teetotum; top; whirligig

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("spinning top" is a kind of...):

    plaything; toy (an artifact designed to be played with)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "spinning top"):

    humming top (a top that makes a humming noise as it spins)

    peg top (a pear-shaped top made of wood with a metal center pin)

    whip top; whipping top (a top that is spun by whipping)

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