Question

Read the following entries.

top, adj. best, first, chief, principal, important
top, v. outdo, surpass, beat, better, exceed
top, n. lid, cap, cover

Which word would best replace top in the sentence below?

The Wilkinson's dog won top prize at the dog show this year.
exceed
cap
first
outdo

Answer 1

@revofire

Answer 2

Well look at the words. Top has many meanings but for this it means best. Therefore all of the following words listed technically work but won't fit when talking about a specific prize, right? Because outdo prize sounds weird. What do you most often hear? Exceed prize? Cap prize? What about first prize?