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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The girl was topless, according to the lawsuit, and the second man was watching her.
—Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
South Florida has a nude beach and plenty of topless bars.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The stunt was allegedly inspired by West’s album cover for Vultures 1, which depicts a topless woman in a thong and boots with her back to the camera.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Cue the topless men in fireman hats gyrating to save the venue.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2025
South Florida has a nude beach and plenty of topless bars.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
The stunt was allegedly inspired by West’s album cover for Vultures 1, which depicts a topless woman in a thong and boots with her back to the camera.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
Cue the topless men in fireman hats gyrating to save the venue.
—Charley Ross, Glamour, 23 Dec. 2024
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“Topless.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/topless. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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