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high-top

high-top noun: a kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.

high-top: a kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle
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Noun

high-top (plural high-tops)

  1. A kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.
    • When not clad in standard issue dress shoes, Turner wears a mean pair of hightops.1990 April 14, Elizabeth Pincus, “Hot Blue Steel”, in Gay Community News, page 16
    • Got your tongue pierced anyway / You in your high-tops any day / You in your skinny jeans anyway2012, “Sex”, performed by The 1975
  2. A faded hairstyle in which the hair is allowed to grow tall above the fade.

Forms of high-top

pluralhigh-tops
alternative formhightop
alternative formhigh top
alternative form (informal)hi-top

Phrases with high-top

Questions about high-top

What does high-top mean?
High-top means a kind of sports shoe that extends significantly over the wearer's ankle.
What part of speech is high-top?
High-top is a noun.
What is the plural of high-top?
The plural of high-top is high-tops.

Words near high-top in the dictionary

  1. high-ticket
  2. high-tide
  3. high-tides
  4. high-time
  5. high-toned
  6. high-top
  7. high-top fade
  8. high-tops
  9. high-touch
  10. high-up
  11. high-value

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