High - Definition
high
adv 1: at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"
[syn: high, high up]
2: in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have
gone up far too high"
3: in a rich manner; "he lives high" [syn: high, richly,
luxuriously]
4: far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"
adj 1: greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "a
high temperature"; "a high price"; "the high point of his
career"; "high risks"; "has high hopes"; "the river is
high"; "he has a high opinion of himself" [ant: low]
2: (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or
specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in
combinations like `knee-high'); "a high mountain"; "high
ceilings"; "high buildings"; "a high forehead"; "a high
incline"; "a foot high" [ant: low]
3: standing above others in quality or position; "people in high
places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the
community" [syn: eminent, high]
4: used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency [syn:
high, high-pitched] [ant: low, low-pitched]
5: happy and excited and energetic [syn: high, in high
spirits]
6: (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted [syn:
gamey, gamy, high]
7: slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug
(especially marijuana) [syn: high, mellow]
n 1: a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures
reached an all-time high" [ant: low]
2: an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast
benefits from a Bermuda high"
3: a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these
days" [ant: low spirits]
4: a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or
narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"
5: a high place; "they stood on high and observed the
countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" [syn: high,
heights]
6: a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through
12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" [syn: senior
high school, senior high, high, highschool, high
school]
7: a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest
vehicle velocity for a given engine speed [syn: high gear,
high]