ALL meanings of fly high
fly high
F f - adjective fly high having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
- adjective fly high having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
- adjective fly high situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
- adjective fly high exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
- adjective fly high expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
- adjective fly high exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1
- adjective fly high Music. acute in pitch. a little sharp, or above the desired pitch. 1
- adjective fly high produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets. 1
- adjective fly high extending to or from an elevation: a high dive. 1
- adjective fly high great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol. 1
- adjective fly high Religion. chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. High Church. 1
- adjective fly high of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason. 1
- adjective fly high haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates. 1
- adjective fly high advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide. 1
- adjective fly high elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time. 1
- adjective fly high rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years. 1
- adjective fly high Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up. 1
- adjective fly high remote: high latitude; high antiquity. 1
- adjective fly high extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political: a high Tory. 1
- adjective fly high designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions. 1
- adjective fly high having considerable energy or potential power. 1
- adjective fly high Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond: high gear. 1
- adjective fly high Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Compare close (def 53), low1 (def 30). 1
- adjective fly high (of meat, especially game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high. 1
- adjective fly high Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel. 1
- adjective fly high Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside. 1
- adjective fly high Cards. having greater value than other denominations or suits. able to take a trick; being a winning card. being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high? 1
- adjective fly high Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale. 1
- adverb fly high at or to a high point, place, or level. 1
- adverb fly high in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions. 1
- adverb fly high at or to a high amount or price. 1
- adverb fly high in or to a high degree. 1
- adverb fly high luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high. 1
- adverb fly high Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full. 1
- noun fly high Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level. 1
- noun fly high Informal. high school. 1
- noun fly high Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 (def 46). 1
- noun fly high a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment. 1
- noun fly high Slang. a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc. a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks. 1
- noun fly high Cards. the ace or highest trump out, especially in games of the all fours family. 1
- idioms fly high fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. 1
- idioms fly high high and dry, (of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide. in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry. 1
- idioms fly high high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it. 1
- idioms fly high high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. 1
- idioms fly high on high, at or to a height; above. in heaven. having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high. 1
- noun fly high to have a high aim 0
- noun fly high to prosper or flourish 0