meaning of high
1. To hie.
2. Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high.
3. Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished; remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively, and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the connection
4. Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
5. Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed in the highest circles.
6. Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
7. Of great strength, force, importance, and the like; strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious; majestic, etc. ; as, a high wind; high passions.
8. Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount; grand; noble.
9. Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at a high price.
10. Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used in a bad sense.
11. Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or superior degree; as, high (i. e. , intense) heat; high (i. e. , full or quite) noon; high (i. e. , rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e. , complete) pleasure; high (i. e. , deep or vivid) color; high (i. e. , extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
12. Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not cook game before it is high.
13. Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high note.
14. Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to Pronunciation, // 10, 11.
15. In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
16. An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.
17. People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
18. The highest card dealt or drawn.
19. To rise; as, the sun higheth.
20. A chief priest; esp. , the head of the Jewish priesthood.
21. a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
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