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Meaning of high

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  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}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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