1. The highest or extreme point of something (usually a mountain or hill)
   "the region is a few molecules wide at the summit";
   - peak, crown, crest, top, tip
    
2. The highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
   "the summit of his ambition";
   - acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, superlative, meridian, tiptop, top
    
3. A meeting of heads of governments
   "The G7 summit meeting addressed global economic challenges";
   - summit meeting

1. Reach the summit (of a mountain)
   "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit";
   - breast

Derived forms: summits, summitted, summitting

Type of: arrive at, attain, degree, gain, group meeting, hit, level, make, meeting, phase, phasis, place, point, reach, spot, stage, topographic point

Encyclopedia: Summit, Providence, Rhode Island