1
a
: wearing no clothing on the upper body
b
: featuring topless waitresses or entertainers
topless bars
c
: being a place where topless women are permitted
a topless beach
2
: being without a top
3
archaic
: so high as to reach up beyond sight
and burnt the topless towers of Ilium—
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Christopher MarloweExamples of topless in a Sentence
She likes to go topless on the beach.
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Trump and Netanyahu are shown lying topless by the side of a pool with a drink in hand at the end of the clip.
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In the snap, McPhee Foster appears topless, baring her pregnant belly.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The entertainment included performances by at least one topless dancer who at the end was clad only in a G-string.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The girl was topless, according to the lawsuit, and the second man was watching her.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
In the snap, McPhee Foster appears topless, baring her pregnant belly.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 21 Feb. 2025
The entertainment included performances by at least one topless dancer who at the end was clad only in a G-string.
—The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 12 Feb. 2025
The girl was topless, according to the lawsuit, and the second man was watching her.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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