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

Examples of high-top in a Sentence

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The space will incorporate a combination of booth and banquet seating, high-top tables and lounge seating for cocktail service. Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025 And on the other side of the setup for the Derby draw, stood a person in a horse head and jockey silks, hooves crossed at the ankles, casually hanging at a high-top bar table. Dana O'Neil, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2025 The covered but open-air space now has a new roof with five retractable awnings to protect against the ocean breeze, a new high-top counter with eight seats facing the water, new dining tables, new or reupholstered furnishings and new light fixtures. Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2025 And these designer high-tops have two different personalities. Courtney Howard, Variety, 17 Apr. 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 11 May. 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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