ALL meanings of high and dry
high and dry
H h - adjective high and dry person: abandoned 1
- adjective high and dry having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
- adjective high and dry having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
- adjective high and dry situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
- adjective high and dry exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
- adjective high and dry expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
- adjective high and dry exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1
- adjective high and dry Music. acute in pitch. a little sharp, or above the desired pitch. 1
- adjective high and dry produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets. 1
- adjective high and dry extending to or from an elevation: a high dive. 1
- adjective high and dry great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol. 1
- adjective high and dry Religion. chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. High Church. 1
- adjective high and dry of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason. 1
- adjective high and dry haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates. 1
- adjective high and dry advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide. 1
- adjective high and dry elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time. 1
- adjective high and dry rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years. 1
- adjective high and dry Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up. 1
- adjective high and dry remote: high latitude; high antiquity. 1
- adjective high and dry extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political: a high Tory. 1
- adjective high and dry designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions. 1
- adjective high and dry having considerable energy or potential power. 1
- adjective high and dry 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 high and dry 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 high and dry (of meat, especially game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high. 1
- adjective high and dry Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel. 1
- adjective high and dry Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside. 1
- adjective high and dry 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 high and dry Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale. 1
- adverb high and dry at or to a high point, place, or level. 1
- adverb high and dry in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions. 1
- adverb high and dry at or to a high amount or price. 1
- adverb high and dry in or to a high degree. 1
- adverb high and dry luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high. 1
- adverb high and dry Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full. 1
- noun high and dry Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level. 1
- noun high and dry Informal. high school. 1
- noun high and dry Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 (def 46). 1
- noun high and dry a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment. 1
- noun high and dry 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 high and dry Cards. the ace or highest trump out, especially in games of the all fours family. 1
- idioms high and dry fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. 1
- idioms high and dry 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 high and dry high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it. 1
- idioms high and dry high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. 1
- idioms high and dry 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
- phrase high and dry If you say that you were left high and dry, you are emphasizing that you were left in a difficult situation and were unable to do anything about it. 0
- noun high and dry stranded; helpless; destitute 0
- noun high and dry out of the reach of the water 0
- noun high and dry alone and helpless; stranded 0