tiptop Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development
    superlative; pinnacle; acme; top; height; summit; peak; elevation; meridian.
    • 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
  2. noun the extreme top or summit
  3. adjective satellite of the highest quality
    first-rate; ace; tops; topnotch; A-one; top-notch; crack; super.
    • 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

WordNet


Tip"top` noun
Etymology
Tip end + top.
Definitions
  1. The highest or utmost degree; the best of anything. Colloq.
Tip"top` adjective
Definitions
  1. Very excellent; most excellent; perfect. Colloq. "Four tiptop voices." Gray. "Sung in a tiptop manner." Goldsmith.

Webster 1913