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  • adjective high on having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall. 1
  • adjective high on having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high. 1
  • adjective high on situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge. 1
  • adjective high on exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color. 1
  • adjective high on expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high. 1
  • adjective high on exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society. 1
  • adjective high on Music. acute in pitch. a little sharp, or above the desired pitch. 1
  • adjective high on produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets. 1
  • adjective high on extending to or from an elevation: a high dive. 1
  • adjective high on great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol. 1
  • adjective high on Religion. chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church. High Church. 1
  • adjective high on of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason. 1
  • adjective high on haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates. 1
  • adjective high on advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide. 1
  • adjective high on elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time. 1
  • adjective high on rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years. 1
  • adjective high on Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up. 1
  • adjective high on remote: high latitude; high antiquity. 1
  • adjective high on extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political: a high Tory. 1
  • adjective high on designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions. 1
  • adjective high on having considerable energy or potential power. 1
  • adjective high on 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 on 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 on (of meat, especially game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high. 1
  • adjective high on Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel. 1
  • adjective high on 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 on 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 on Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale. 1
  • adverb high on at or to a high point, place, or level. 1
  • adverb high on in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions. 1
  • adverb high on at or to a high amount or price. 1
  • adverb high on in or to a high degree. 1
  • adverb high on luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high. 1
  • adverb high on Nautical. as close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full. 1
  • noun high on Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level. 1
  • noun high on Informal. high school. 1
  • noun high on Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 (def 46). 1
  • noun high on a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment. 1
  • noun high on 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 on Cards. the ace or highest trump out, especially in games of the all fours family. 1
  • idioms high on fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high. 1
  • idioms high on 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 on 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 on high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of. 1
  • idioms high on 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 high on enthusiastic about; very interested in or impressed by 0
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