TOP (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) UP


Meaning of TOP (SOMETHING/SOMEBODY) UP in English

top something/somebody ↔ up phrasal verb especially British English ( see also ↑ top )

1 . to add more liquid to a container that is partly full:

I’ll just top up the coffee pot.

2 . to put more drink in someone’s glass or cup after they have drunk some:

Can I top you up?

3 . to increase the level of something slightly so as to bring it back to the level you want:

He had to do extra jobs at the weekend to top up his income.

⇨ ↑ top-up

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.