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high-top

high-top

5 3.3
A shoe with a top that reaches above the ankle for extra support
  • noun
  • /ˈhaɪˌtɑp/
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  • The store displayed a variety of high-top sneakers that are great for skating and casual wear.
  • high-tops sneakers
  • high-top shoes
  • black high-tops

We used to call them leather, black on white upper ankle tops and so high tops they called them.

Examples

  • I folded my arms tightly over my chest and stared down at my high-top sneakers.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • While playing basketball, I always wear my comfortable high-tops for better ankle support.

  • I love this store and there in the window were the most amazing high top sneakers I had ever seen in my entire life.

  • As long as you think we have time to stop and pick up a pair of high-top tennis shoes.

  • Silas and Amy bought her a lovely pair of high-top shoes in jet black leather.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • David was running, too, and had on a green T-shirt, baggy black shorts, and his black high-tops.

    Fiction book (1995)
  • Vince tied the laces of his high tops together and slung them over his shoulder.

    Fiction book (1994)
  • As usual, he was dressed today in black high-tops, baggy black ripstop pants, and a black polo shirt.

    Fiction book (1997)
  • She decided to buy a new pair of high-tops to match her workout clothes at the gym.

How High

high-top
5 3.3
ankle boot
2 2.5
boot
574 1.0

Surface Forms

high-top singular
high-tops plural

Morphology

high-top = high + top (transparent) = high + top

As a noun meaning 'a shoe with a high top,' the compound is directly interpretable from its parts.

Etymology

High-top comes from high ('tall') and top ('upper part'). A high-top is a shoe whose 'high top' reaches above the ankle, like a short boot or a sneaker that gives extra ankle support.