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Definition of "tiptop" [tip•top]

  • The highest point; the summit. (noun)
  • The highest degree of quality or excellence. (noun)
  • Excellent; first-rate: an athlete in tiptop condition. (adjective)
  • Very well; excellently. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tiptop" in a sentence
  • "Now I have the capability of getting in tiptop shape because"
  • "“Even the TARDIS is in tiptop shape, so there’re not even any repairs that need doing.”"
  • "African National Congress patriarch Walter Sisulu on Saturday said he was in "tiptop" shape when he visited his Robben Island cell, number 17, which was his home for 18 years."