adjective
1.
having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically; lofty; tall: a high wall.
2.
having a specified extent upward: The apple tree is now 20 feet high.
3.
situated above the ground or some base; elevated: a high platform; a high ledge.
4.
exceeding the common degree or measure; strong; intense: high speed; high color.
5.
expensive; costly; dear: The price of food these days is much too high.
6.
exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.; of exalted character or quality: a high official; high society.
7.
Music.
a.
acute in pitch.
b.
a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.
8.
produced by relatively rapid vibrations; shrill: the high sounds of crickets.
9.
extending to or from an elevation: a high dive.
10.
great in quantity, as number, degree, or force: a high temperature; high cholesterol.
11.
Religion.
a.
chief; principal; main: the high altar of a church.
b.
High Church.
12.
of great consequence; important; grave; serious; the high consequences of such a deed; high treason.
13.
haughty; arrogant: He took a high tone with his subordinates.
14.
advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination: high tide.
15.
elevated; merry or hilarious: high spirits; a high old time.
16.
rich; extravagant; luxurious: They have indulged in high living for years.
17.
Informal. intoxicated with alcohol or narcotics: He was so high he couldn't stand up.
18.
remote: high latitude; high antiquity.
19.
extreme in opinion or doctrine, especially religious or political: a high Tory.
20.
designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions.
21.
having considerable energy or potential power.
22.
Automotive. of, pertaining 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.
23.
24.
(of meat, especially game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition; slightly tainted: He likes his venison high.
25.
Metallurgy. containing a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): high-carbon steel.
26.
Baseball. (of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders: The pitch was high and outside.
27.
Cards.
a.
having greater value than other denominations or suits.
b.
able to take a trick; being a winning card.
c.
being or having a winning combination: Whose hand is high?
28.
Nautical. noting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale.
adverb
29.
at or to a high point, place, or level.
30.
in or to a high rank or estimate: He aims high in his political ambitions.
31.
at or to a high amount or price.
32.
in or to a high degree.
33.
luxuriously; richly; extravagantly: They have always lived high.
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noun
Idioms 35.
Automotive. high gear: He shifted into high when the road became level.
36.
Informal. high school.
37.
Meteorology. a pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Compare anticyclone, low1 ( def 46 ).
38.
a high or the highest point, place, or level; peak: a record high for unemployment.
39.
Slang.
a.
a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc.
b.
a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like: After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks.
41.
fly high, to be full of hope or elation: His stories began to sell, and he was flying high.
42.
high and dry,
a.
(of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide.
b.
in a deprived or distressing situation; deserted; stranded: We missed the last bus and were left high and dry.
43.
high and low, in every possible place; everywhere: The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it.
44.
high on, Informal. enthusiastic or optimistic about; having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of.
45.
on high,
a.
at or to a height; above.
b.
in heaven.
c.
having a high position, as one who makes important decisions: the powers on high.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English heigh, variant of hegh, hey, heh, Old English hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch hoog, Old High German hoh (German hoch), Old Norse hār, Swedish hög, Gothic hauhs, Lithuanian kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill
before 900; Middle English heigh, variant of hegh, hey, heh, Old English hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch hoog, Old High German hoh (German hoch), Old Norse hār, Swedish hög, Gothic hauhs, Lithuanian kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill
Related forms
o·ver·high, adjective
o·ver·high·ly, adverb
Can be confused: 1. hi, hie, high (see synonym study at the current entry) ; 2. higher, hire (see synonym study at hire).
Synonyms
1. High, lofty, tall, towering refer to something that has considerable height. High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height: six feet high; a high shelf. Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height: lofty crags. Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else: a towering mountain. 6. elevated, eminent, prominent, distinguished. 12. capital.
1. High, lofty, tall, towering refer to something that has considerable height. High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height: six feet high; a high shelf. Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height: lofty crags. Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind: a tall tree, building. Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else: a towering mountain. 6. elevated, eminent, prominent, distinguished. 12. capital.
Antonyms
1. low.
1. low.
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high (haɪ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | being a relatively great distance from top to bottom; tall: a high building |
| 2. | situated at or extending to a relatively great distance above the ground or above sea level: a high plateau |
| 3. | a. (postpositive) being a specified distance from top to bottom: three feet high |
| b. (in combination): a seven-foot-high wall | |
| 4. | extending from an elevation: a high dive |
| 5. | (in combination) coming up to a specified level: knee-high |
| 6. | being at its peak or point of culmination: high noon |
| 7. | of greater than average height: a high collar |
| 8. | greater than normal in degree, intensity, or amount: high prices; a high temperature; a high wind |
| 9. | of large or relatively large numerical value: high frequency; high voltage; high mileage |
| 10. | (of sound) acute in pitch; having a high frequency |
| 11. | (of latitudes) situated relatively far north or south from the equator |
| 12. | (of meat) slightly decomposed or tainted, regarded as enhancing the flavour of game |
| 13. | of great eminence; very important: the high priestess |
| 14. | exalted in style or character; elevated: high drama |
| 15. | expressing or feeling contempt or arrogance: high words |
| 16. | elated; cheerful: high spirits |
| 17. | informal (predicative) overexcited: by the end of term the children are really high |
| 18. | informal being in a state of altered consciousness, characterized esp by euphoria and often induced by the use of alcohol, narcotics, etc |
| 19. | luxurious or extravagant: high life |
| 20. | advanced in complexity or development: high finance |
| 21. | Compare low (of a gear) providing a relatively great forward speed for a given engine speed |
| 22. | phonetics Compare low of, relating to, or denoting a vowel whose articulation is produced by raising the back of the tongue towards the soft palate or the blade towards the hard palate, such as for the ee in English see or oo in English moon |
| 23. | (capital when part of name) formal and elaborate in style: High Mass |
| 24. | (usually capital) of or relating to the High Church |
| 25. | remote, esp in time |
| 26. | cards |
| a. having a relatively great value in a suit | |
| b. able to win a trick | |
| 27. | high and dry stranded; helpless; destitute |
| 28. | high and low in all places; everywhere |
| 29. | informal high and mighty arrogant |
| 30. | informal high as a kite |
| a. very drunk | |
| b. overexcited | |
| c. euphoric from drugs | |
| 31. | high opinion a favourable opinion |
| —adv | |
| 32. | at or to a height: he jumped high |
| 33. | in a high manner |
| 34. | nautical close to the wind with sails full |
| —n | |
| 35. | a high place or level |
| 36. | informal a state of altered consciousness, often induced by alcohol, narcotics, etc |
| 37. | another word for anticyclone |
| 38. | short for high school |
| 39. | (capital) (esp in Oxford) the High Street |
| 40. | electronics Compare low the voltage level in a logic circuit corresponding to logical one |
| 41. | on high |
| a. at a height | |
| b. in heaven | |
| [Old English hēah; related to Old Norse hār, Gothic hauhs, Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaũkas bump, Russian kúchča heap, Sanskrit kuča bosom] | |
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Word Origin & History
high
O.E. heh (Anglian), heah (W.Saxon) "of great height, lofty, tall, exalted," from P.Gmc. *kaukhaz (cf. O.S. hoh, O.N. har, Dan. høi, Swed. hög, O.Fris. hach, Du. hoog, O.H.G. hoh, Ger. hoch, Goth. hauhs "high;" also Ger. Hügel "hill," O.N. haugr "mound"), from PIE *koukos (cf. Lith.
kaukara "hill"). Spelling with -gh represents a final guttural sound, lost since 14c. Meaning "euphoric or exhilarated from alcohol" is first attested 1620s, of drugs, first recorded 1932. Sense of "proud, haughty, supercilious" (c.1200) is reflected in high hand (late 14c.) and high horse (see horse). High seas first attested late 14c., with sense (also found in the L. cognate) of "deep" as well as "tall" (cf. also O.Pers. baran "height, depth"). High-class (adj.) is from 1864. To high-tail "move quickly" is slang attested by 1890, from cattle ranches (animals fleeing with elevated tails). Highlands "mountainous district of Scotland" first recorded early 15c. High-roller "extravagant spender" is from 1881. Your Highness as a form of address to English royalty is attested from c.1400.
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Slang Dictionary
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American Heritage
Idioms & Phrases
high
In addition to the idioms beginning with high, also see blow sky-high; fly high; friend in court (high places); hell or high water; hit the high spots (points); hold one's head high; in high dudgeon; knee-high to a grasshopper; on high; on one's high horse; ride high; run high; stink to high heaven; think a lot (highly) of; turn on (get high).
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Example sentences
It's also important to find out how wide and high a perennial will ultimately grow.
It is pleasant, when the sea runs high, to view from land the great distress of another.
In regions with regular high winds or heavy annual snowfall, avoid trees with weak or brittle wood.
For an emerging electric vehicle market, high gas prices could tip the economic equation in their favor.
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