1. (

• high

) a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high" ;

2. (

• high

) an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high" ;

3. (

• high ,

) a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days" ;

4. (

• high ,

) a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on" ;

5. (

• high ,
• heights

) a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights" ;

6. (

• senior_high_school ,
• senior_high ,
• high ,
• highschool ,
• high_school

) a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool" ;

7. (

• high_gear ,
• high

) a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed ;

1. (

• high ,

) 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" ;

2. (

• high ,

) (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" ;

3. (

• eminent ,
• high

) standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community" ;

4. (

• high ,
• high-pitched

) used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency ;

5. (

• high ,
• in_high_spirits

) happy and excited and energetic ;

6. (

• gamey ,
• gamy ,
• high

) (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted ;

7. (

• high ,
• mellow

) slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) ;

1. (

• high ,
• high_up

) at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder" ;

2. (

• high ,

) in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high" ;

3. (

• high ,
• richly ,
• luxuriously

) in a rich manner; "he lives high" ;

4. (

• high ,

) far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river" ;