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high

adverb
  1. at a great altitude
    “We climbed high on the mountain, the view was breathtaking.”
    high up
  2. far up toward the source
    “We lived high up the river.”
  3. in or to a high position, amount, or degree
    “prices have gone up far too high”
  4. in a rich manner
    “They live high.”
    richly
adjective
  1. happy and excited and energetic
    in high spirits
  2. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
    mellow
  3. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
    gamygamey
  4. (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”
  5. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
    “a high temperature”
  6. used of sounds and voices
    “high in pitch or frequency”
    lowlow-pitchedhigh-pitched
  7. standing above others in quality or position
    “people in high places”
    eminent
noun
  1. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
    high gear
  2. a lofty level or position or degree
    “summer temperatures reached an all-time high”
  3. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12, short for "high school"
    “All the kids in Mayberry go to Mayberry High.”
    senior high schoolsenior highhighschoolhigh school
  4. a high place
    “they stood on high and observed the countryside”
    heights
  5. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
    “they took drugs to get a high on”
  6. a state of sustained elation
    “I'm on a permanent high these days”
  7. an air mass of higher than normal pressure
    “the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high”