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Meaning of "top and tail" in the English dictionary

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WHAT DOES TOP AND TAIL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Top and tail

A top-and-tail railway train has locomotives at both ends, for ease of changing direction. This is a British term. It is normal for only the leading locomotive to power the train when in top-and-tail mode, cf push pull operation with both locomotives powering. It is properly distinct from a push-pull train, which has a locomotive at one end and a control cab at the other end. Trains going up zig zags of the Khyber Pass are top-and-tailed, although Pakistan Railways calls this by a different term. In Japan, the term "push-pull" is confusingly used to describe trains top-and-tailed with a locomotive at either end.

Definition of top and tail in the English dictionary

The definition of top and tail in the dictionary is to trim off the ends of before cooking them. Other definition of top and tail is to wash a baby's face and bottom without immersion in a bath.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TOP AND TAIL

top
top banana
top boot
top boots
top brass
top cat
top copy
top dead-centre
top dog
top dollar
top drawer
top dressing
top end
top floor
top gear
top hand
top hat
top kill
top management
top off

WORDS THAT END LIKE TOP AND TAIL

all-flying tail
cocktail
detail
entail
fat tail
fee tail
fish tail
go into detail
have a tiger by the tail
in detail
long tail
nose to tail
peacock´s tail
pigtail
ponytail
rat tail
retail
sting in the tail
tail
turn tail

Synonyms and antonyms of top and tail in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «top and tail» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TOP AND TAIL

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Translator English - Chinese

顶部和尾部
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

la parte superior y la cola
570 millions of speakers

English

top and tail
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शीर्ष और पूंछ
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رأس و ذيل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

верх и хвост
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

topo e de cauda
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শীর্ষ এবং পুচ্ছ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

haut et la queue
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Atas dan ekor
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Top und Tail
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

トップとテール
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

상단과 꼬리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ndhuwur lan buntut
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đầu và đuôi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மேல் மற்றும் வால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शीर्षस्थानी आणि शेपटी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Üst ve kuyruk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

testa e in coda
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

góry i ogon
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

верх і хвіст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

top și coadă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κορυφή και ουρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

top en stert
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

topp och svans
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

topp og hale
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of top and tail

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP AND TAIL»

The term «top and tail» is regularly used and occupies the 107.706 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TOP AND TAIL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about top and tail

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOP AND TAIL»

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The Language of Theatre
This usage is reminiscent of the colloquial imperative Top that!, 'exceed that', a verb only developed in C20, possibly in America, from the Standard English use of top as the 'highest', used in theatre in top prices. top and tail A phrase used in ...
Martin Harrison, 1998
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Survey English Dialects
top-and-bottoms bottom top an botam St; top and snout top an snaut La 7.2. vt root and top, top, top and bottom, top and butt, top and more, more and top, top and trim, trim and top to top and tail swedes. root and top [urt an top So; top top St Wa ...
Michael V. Barry, 2013
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Survey of English Dialects: The Dictionary and Grammar
top-and-bottoms bottom top an botam St; top and snout top an snaot La 7.2. vt root and top, top, top and bottom, top and butt, top and more, more and top, top and trim, trim and top to top and tail swedes, root and top run ... an top ... So; top top ...
Clive Upton, David Parry, John David Allison Widdowson, 1994
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Media Composer 6:: Part 1 - Editing Essentials
Trimming Segments with Top and Tail Editing clips to the Timeline is only the beginning of the process. Trimming and fine-tuning an edit are crucial to making it look and feel professional. In this section, you fully explore Media Composer's ...
Mary Plummer, 2013
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Doing Qualitative Research
Therefore, a second rule is: • 'Top and tail' each data extract. This means writing a sentence or two before every extract to context it in your argument. This way your readers will know what to look for while they read it. Follow that up with a more ...
David Silverman, 2009
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Jane Grigson's Fruit Book
For other dishes, top and tail them with a small sharp knife or a pair of scissors - whichever you find easier and quicker. The Whitsun gooseberry pie is made like any other fruit pie - layers of fruit and sugar, mounded up in the centre above the  ...
Jane Grigson, 2007
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Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for News and Sports ...
If you were to do a top and tail for B-roll in a package, you would have to be keenly aware of the relationship of the B-roll and the narration track. Therefore we will suggest the use of top and tail only for voiceovers and with sound bites and ...
Joe Torelli, 2010
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Editing with Avid Media Composer 5: Avid Official Curriculum
Objectives: • Extract Timeline footage using Top and Tail • Add and patch tracks • Edit segments in the Timeline using Segment mode • Use locators • Use Timeline navigation and display techniques In addition to enabling the basic editing ...
Avid Technology, Inc., 2010
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Video Editing with Avid: Media Composer, Symphony, Xpress
Top and Tail In Media Composer v10, Symphony v3 and Xpress v4, two extra buttons are provided for rapidly extracting material: 'Top' and 'Tail' (Figure 5.19). To remove material from the head of a clip, park on the frame you'd like to be the  ...
Roger Shufflebottom, 2001
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Middle English Dictionary
... the body; (e) in oaths and asseverations: bi min ~. (a) cl330(?al300) Arth.& M. 8126: Wawain..mani pousand ouerprewe. .Into pe water top and tail, pat pai adreint. cl330 Degare 576: Out of pe sadel he him cast, Tail ouer top. al375 WPal .
Hans Kurath, Robert E. Lewis, Sherman McAllister Kuhn, 1996

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOP AND TAIL»

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Top and Tail Cuts at Deutsche Bank – Part Two
Hot on the heels of Heard on the Street, J.P. Morgan analysts are recommending that Deutsche Bank slash assets from both its retail arm and its investment ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»

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