Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-bawl]
- /ˈhaɪˌbɔl/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hahy-bawl]
- /ˈhaɪˌbɔl/
Definitions of highballing word
- noun highballing a drink of whiskey mixed with club soda or ginger ale and served with ice in a tall glass. 1
- noun highballing Railroads. a signal to start a train, given with the hand or with a lamp. a signal for a train to move at full speed. 1
- noun highballing Military Slang. a hand salute. 1
- verb without object highballing Slang. to move at full speed. 1
- verb with object highballing to signal to (the engineer of a train) to proceed. 1
- noun highballing Present participle of highball. 1
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Origin of highballing
First appearance:
before 1880 One of the 23% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1880-85; high + ball1
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Parts of speech for Highballing
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
highballing popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% 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.
highballing usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for highballing
verb highballing
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- acknowledge — If you acknowledge a fact or a situation, you accept or admit that it is true or that it exists.
- receive — to take into one's possession (something offered or delivered): to receive many gifts.
- stop — to cease from, leave off, or discontinue: to stop running.
- hail — to pour down on as or like hail: The plane hailed leaflets on the city.
Antonyms for highballing
verb highballing
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- slight — small in amount, degree, etc.: a slight increase; a slight odor.
- avoid — If you avoid something unpleasant that might happen, you take action in order to prevent it from happening.
- dodge — to elude or evade by a sudden shift of position or by strategy: to dodge a blow; to dodge a question.
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