high top

Tall basketball shoe

High top describes footwear, especially sneakers or athletic shoes, that extends above the ankle for added support: high-top basketball shoes, a pair of classic high tops.

The style dominated basketball courts for decades before low-tops gained popularity.

As a noun, high tops refers to the shoes themselves: She laced up her high tops.

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footwear · skateboarding · skate park · boot · trainer · canvas · athletic · counter · shoe box · drafting table · stool · basketball shoe · basketball court · hiking boot · basketball · sports · rubber · cleat

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Opposites
shoe height/cut

high toplow top

Shoe ending below ankle

low-cut · slip-on · loafer · moccasin · ballet flat

Family

high, top, higher, highest, highly, highness, tops, topped, topping

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G