Dictionary definition · top out
verb
- give up one's career just as one becomes very successful"The financial consultant topped out at age 40 because he was burned out"
- provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)"the towers were topped with conical roofs"
- to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity"That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).