tiptop

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tip·top

(tĭp′tŏp′)

1. The highest point; the summit.

2. The highest degree of quality or excellence.

adj.

Excellent; first-rate: an athlete in tiptop condition.

adv.

Very well; excellently.

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tiptop

(ˌtɪpˈtɒp)

adj, adv

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

2. at the topmost point

3. the best in quality

4. the topmost point

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tip•top

(ˈtɪpˌtɒp, -ˈtɒp)

n.

1. the extreme top or summit.

2. the highest point or degree, as of excellence.

adj.

3. situated at the very top.

4. of the highest quality, rank, etc.: an athlete in tiptop shape.

adv.

5. very well.

[1695–1705; see tip¹, top¹]

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Noun	1.	tiptop - the highest level or degree attainable; the highest stage of development; "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" acme, meridian, summit, superlative, pinnacle, elevation, height, peak, top degree, stage, level, point - a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process; "a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
	2.	tiptop - the extreme top or summit top side, upper side, upside, top - the highest or uppermost side of anything; "put your books on top of the desk"; "only the top side of the box was painted"
Adj.	1.	tiptop - of the highest quality; "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" ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, topnotch, top-notch, tops colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"

tiptop

adjective

Exceptionally good of its kind:

ace, banner, blue-ribbon, brag, capital, champion, excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, prime, quality, splendid, superb, superior, terrific, top.

Informal: A-one, bully, dandy, great, swell, topflight, topnotch.

Slang: boss.

Chiefly British: tophole.

Translations

eccellente perfetto superlativo

tiptop

[ˈtɪpˈtɒp] ADJ → de primera, excelente
in tiptop condition [car] → en excelentes condiciones; [person] → en plena forma
a tiptop show → un espectáculo de primerísima calidad

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

tiptop

[ˌtɪpˈtɒp] adj in tiptop condition → in ottime condizioni

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