high-top
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- adjective
- /ˈhaɪˌtɑp/
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- The new design features high-top shoes that provide additional stability for outdoor activities.
- high-top sneakers
- high-top shoes
- high-top boots
Examples
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Apparently he bought his clothes in the boys' department of a discount store: chinos, T-shirt with a motorcycle logo on the pocket, high-top court shoes.
Fiction book (2002) -
As she does so, we see: among the row of shoes is a pair of black high-top tennis shoes.
Fiction book (1992) -
If I wanna buy you those high-tops, I gotta work late.
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Goes best with high-top sneakers, though; pretty sure those are out of fashion by now, too.
Blog text (11) -
White high-top sneakers, brand name.
Fiction book (1994) -
The soles of his black high-top shoes rasped the floor.
Fiction book (1996) -
The woman took a moment to look him over, lingering, he noticed, on his ratty high-top sneakers.
Fiction book (2001) -
She wore a ratty baseball cap, a tattered coat, and mud-spattered high-top tennis shoes.
Fiction book (2002) -
But the boy who emerged was the same one who had left her house the day before: 17-going-on-15 in a white T-shirt, cut-off shorts, high-top sneakers, and a faded baseball cap.
Fiction book (2002) -
When hiking on rugged trails, wearing high-top boots can prevent ankle injuries.
Synonyms
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Shoes or boots whose top part goes above the ankle
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Etymology
High-top is a simple compound of high ('tall') and top ('upper part'). It describes shoes or boots whose upper part is higher on the ankle, so they give extra support.