: extending up over the ankle
high-top sneakers
high-tops plural noun

Examples of high-top in a Sentence

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The popular Calgary chef Glen Manzer conceived the menu, and guests dine on flavorful, unfussy northern Italian fare at a mix of high-top and regular tables backed by long leather banquettes. Cindy Hirschfeld, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025 These include a pair of low Blazers that are fit for the office, some Air Max 97s that’ll bring alllll of the vintage vibes to your closet and some high-top Jordans that any basketball fan will be jealous of. Maya Gandara, StyleCaster, 19 Feb. 2025 Patel stands strongly behind the brand’s soon-to-launch high-top sneaker as an instant bestseller. Talia Abbas, Vogue, 13 Feb. 2025 In this corner of the Old Town, the energy is decidedly new: a soft neon glow rings the room, where a DJ bumps bass-heavy electro while 20- and 30-somethings sip Serbian orange wine and light up cigarettes around high-tops. Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-top

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-top was in 1810

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“High-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-top. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

high-top

adjective
ˈhī-ˌtäp
: extending up over the ankle
high-top sneakers
high-tops
-ˌtäps
plural noun
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