tiptop

«tiptop» in Mova's school dictionary: Excellent; in the very best condition: «in tiptop shape» — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (tiptop — informal, old-fashioned); noun (the tiptop — rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) (informal, old-fashioned) Excellent; in the very best condition: «in tiptop shape». tree →

2) (rare) The very top or highest point. tree →

sense in the lessons

In everyday speech, grandparents say «I'm feeling tiptop» or «the bike is in tiptop condition». In stories, it gives a cheerful, old-fashioned voice. In New Zealand, Tip Top is a famous ice-cream brand. Phrases: «in tiptop condition», «tiptop shape», «feeling tiptop».

examples

• Grandpa's old car is still in tiptop condition. tree →
• «How are you?» «Tiptop, thank you!» tree →
• Keep your bike in tiptop shape by oiling the chain. tree →
• The squirrel climbed to the tiptop of the tree. tree →
• The garden looks tiptop for the summer fair. tree →
• We had a tiptop time at the beach. tree →

note

Also written «tip-top». Informal and a bit old-fashioned. Similar: excellent, first-class, top-notch.

In the corpora

• TiPToP is a way to remember when to start a new paragraph: a change of Time, Place, Topic or Person.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «tiptop» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.