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high tops

British  

plural noun

  1. training shoes that reach above the ankles

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Harper added they don’t make high tops the way they did in the 1990s.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

He’s tried high tops in the past, but they felt too cumbersome.

From Seattle Times Mar. 24, 2023

“The most unusual one I’ve seen look like high tops with a zipper around the bottom,” Smith said.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2022

Dressed in a camouflage baseball cap, a purple fleece jacket and white high tops, Halsey exudes a low-key yet focused energy.

From New York Times May 6, 2022

Boobie was placed on the red players’ bench behind the sideline and his black high tops were slowly untied.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

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