high-low

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [hahy loh]
- /haɪ loʊ/
- /haɪ ləʊ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hahy loh]
- /haɪ loʊ/

Definitions of high-low word

noun high-low a game of poker in which both high and low hands are eligible to win, the pot usually being split equally between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand. 1
noun high-low Also, highlow. an ankle-high, laced shoe. 1
noun high-low Chiefly Bridge. a signal for one's partner to lead a suit, conveyed by playing a high card and then a lower card in that suit. 1
adjective high-low having a hemline that is longer in the back than the front: high-low dresses; a high-low blouse. 1
noun high-low Alternative form of highlow. 0
noun high-low A card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown. 0

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Origin of high-low

First appearance:

before 1795

One of the 43% newest English words

First recorded in 1795-1805

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Parts of speech for High-low

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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high-low popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.