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tip-top

tip-top

7 6.2
In the very best condition and working very well
  • adverb
  • Informal
translation icon : excelente
  • I quickly learned that keeping dark floors in tip-top condition is a constant effort.
  • tip-top shape
  • tip-top condition
  • keep tip-top

Scott Van Pell is the peak, the tip top best sports host in the world.

Examples

  • Exfoliation gets rid of old skin debris and maintains your skin in tip-top condition.

    Blog text (9)
  • I'm sure yours is in tip-top shape, though.

    Blog text (7)
  • I want a tip-top performance out of you.

  • And it's in absolutely tip-top condition.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The site has a whole gallery of the car, which appears in tip-top condition.

    Blog text (7)
  • Our main priority is to get this depot tip-top.

  • While I might not feel like I'm in tip-top shape yet, at least my mood has improved.

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  • He just wants to make sure he's in tip-top shape for the big game.

  • You look tip-top.

  • The athlete trained every day to ensure he was in tip-top condition for the competition.

Antonyms

283 1.0

In a way that is not good or skillful

283 1.4

In a bad or unsuccessful way

How Good

tip-top
  • Informal
7 6.2
excellent
1.0
great
1.0
good
1.0
okay
1.0
bad
1.0

Surface Forms

tip-top positive

Morphology

tip-top = tip + top (transparent) = tip + top

A straightforward compound of two words meaning 'highest point', so the sense 'excellent' is a direct intensification that learners can infer.

Etymology

Tip-top comes from two simple words, tip ('point') and top ('highest'). Picture something at the very tip and very top, and you have a clear image for 'extremely good' or 'the very best', which is why tip-top means 'to the highest or best possible degree'.