A center of high atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.
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A high level or degree: Summer temperatures reached an all-time high.
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A lofty place or region.
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Slang An intoxicated or euphoric condition induced by or as if by a drug.
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The high gear configuration of a transmission.
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adjective
Advanced in development or complexity: high forms of animal life; higher mathematics.
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Being at or near the peak or culminating stage: the high tourist season; high summer.
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Characterized by lofty or stirring events or themes: high adventure; high drama.
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Constituting a climax; crucial: The chase scene is the high point of the film.
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Eminent in rank or status: a high official.
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adverb
At, in, or to a lofty position, level, or degree: saw a plane high in the sky; prices that had gone too high.
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In an extravagant or luxurious way: made a fortune and lived high.
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At or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree .
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idiom
High and dry In a position of helplessness; stranded: went off and left me high and dry.
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High and dry Nautical Out of water. Used of a ship, for example.
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High and low Here and there; everywhere: searched high and low for the keys.
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On high High in the sky.
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On high In a position of authority.
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