adv
Meaning 1
Excellently; in a first-rate manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
tiptop
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noun
Meaning 2
The very topmost point.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 3
The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively
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noun
Meaning 4
Oral stimulation of the male member, a blowjob (more commonly top).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Multicultural-London-English, slang, uncountable
Qualifier: African-American Vernacular
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noun
Meaning 5
Synonym of freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, Wales, West-Midlands, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: freeze pop, flavored ice or frozen fruit juice in a tube, particularly of the Tip Top brand but now also genericized
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
of the highest quality
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an ace reporter
- a crack shot
- a first-rate golfer
- a super party
- played top-notch tennis
- an athlete in tiptop condition
- she is absolutely tops
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, topnotch, top-notch, tops(p)
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 7
the extreme top or summit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: top, top side, upper side, upside
noun
Meaning 8
the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- his landscapes were deemed the acme of beauty
- the artist's gifts are at their acme
- at the height of her career
- the peak of perfection
- summer was at its peak
- ...catapulted Einstein to the pinnacle of fame
- the summit of his ambition
- so many highest superlatives achieved by man
- at the top of his profession
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: acme, height, elevation, peak, pinnacle, summit, superlative, meridian, top
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: degree, level, stage, point
History
Etymology
From tip + top.
Genericized trademark of the brand name Tip Tops, originally made by the now defunct West Bromwich company Crystallized Confections.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Polish: tip-top — excellently
- Bulgarian: връх (vrǎh) — very topmost point
- Finnish: kärkipiste — very topmost point
- Finnish: huippupiste — very topmost point
- Italian: di prim'ordine — very topmost point
- Polish: wierzchołek — very topmost point