Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The highest point; the summit.
- noun The highest degree of quality or excellence.
- adjective Excellent; first-rate.
- adverb Very well; excellently.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The extreme top; the highest point in altitude, excellence, etc.
- Of the highest order or kind; most excellent; first-rate.
- In a tiptop manner; in the highest degree; to the top notch.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq. Very excellent; most excellent; perfect.
- noun colloq. The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The very
topmost point.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
- noun the extreme top or summit
- adjective of the highest quality
- adverb to the highest extent
Etymologies
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Examples
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Now I have the capability of getting in tiptop shape because
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“Even the TARDIS is in tiptop shape, so there’re not even any repairs that need doing.”
I Am Fangirling and Fic Update amberfocus 2009
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“Even the TARDIS is in tiptop shape, so there’re not even any repairs that need doing.”
The Boundaries of Temptation (1/5) amberfocus 2009
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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.
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Asked about his health, he said he was fine and in "tiptop" shape, before the media was ushered out of the cell.
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"tiptop" condition with all the requisite updates and repairs.
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Michael, keeping him in the tiptop of physical condition and mental wholesomeness.
CHAPTER XI 2010
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I'm thirty pounds heavier an 'feel tiptop all the time.
Chapter 45 2010
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Armstrong said he just doesn't know if it's smart to compete against cyclists who will be coming off the Tour de France in tiptop shape.
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Follow up with a couple of shampoos using cool water to remove the mayo, and your hair will be in tiptop condition.
Hints From Heloise 2010
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