summit meaning and definition

SUMMIT noun

Definition of summit (noun)

1. the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   • "his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty"; "the artist's gifts are at their acme"; "at the height of her career"; "the peak of perfection"; "summer was at its peak"; "...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame"; "the summit of his ambition"; "so many highest superlatives achieved by man"; "at the top of his profession"
   • synonyms: acme, elevation, height, meridian, peak, pinnacle, superlative, tiptop, top
2. the top or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   • "the view from the peak was magnificent"; "they clambered to the tip of Monadnock"; "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit"
   • synonyms: crest, crown, peak, tip, top
3. a meeting of heads of governments
   • synonyms: summit meeting

SUMMIT verb

Definition of summit (verb)

1. reach the summit (of a mountain)
   • "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"
   • synonyms: breast