: extending up over the ankle
high-top sneakers
high-tops plural noun

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The study used Achilles tendons from four human cadavers and suggested that wearing high-top shoes versus low-top ones could reduce the peak tension on the Achilles tendon by an average of 9.9%. Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025 Helen bending at her wide waist, fussing again with the shoe, a cream leather high-top, cursing quietly under her breath, hair falling into her face. Literary Hub, 23 June 2025 After a gunman nearly assassinated Trump at a July campaign rally in Pennsylvania, the website launched another limited edition high-top sneaker deal. Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 21 June 2025 Read more Love Story, JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette, Has Begun Filming in NYC: See the Pics Fans of Bessette’s elegant minimalism are calling out the show’s costumes—specifically these high-top Converse. Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for high-top

Word History

First Known Use

1810, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of high-top was in 1810

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“High-top.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-top. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

Kids Definition

high-top

adjective
ˈhī-ˌtäp
: extending up over the ankle
high-top sneakers
high-tops
-ˌtäps
plural noun
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