tiptop

UK: /ˌtɪpˈtɒp/

US: /ˈtɪpˌtɑp, -ˈtɑp/

US: (n. tip′top′; adj. tip′top′, -top′; adv. tip′top′)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

tip•top /ˈtɪpˌtɑp, -ˈtɑp/   n. [uncountable]

1. the highest point of something.
2. Informal Terms the highest degree, as of excellence.

adj. 

3. situated at the very top.
4. Informal Terms of the highest quality, etc.:
   an athlete in tiptop shape.

adv. 

5. very well:
   Things are shaping up tiptop.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

tip•top  (n. tip′top′;adj. tip′top′, -top′;
adv. tip′top′), n. 

1. the extreme top or summit.
2. Informal Terms the highest point or degree:
   the very tiptop of physical condition.
3. British Terms [Chiefly Brit. Informal.] the highest social class.

adj. 

4. situated at the very top.
5. Informal Terms of the highest quality;
   excellent:
   a tiptop meal.

adv. 

6. in a tiptop manner;
   very well:
   It's shaping up tiptop.

• 1695–1705; gradational compound; see tip¹, top¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tiptop / ˌtɪpˈtɒp/ adjective , adverb

1. at the highest point of health, excellence, etc
2. at the topmost point

noun

1. the best in quality
2. the topmost point