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(especially of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom:
a high building/mountain
high ceilings
It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.
The corn grew waist-high (= as high as a person's waist) in the fields.
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greater than the usual level or amount:
The job demands a high level of concentration.
He suffers from high blood pressure.
Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days.
She got very high marks in her geography exam.
It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet.
He's in a high-security prison.
I avoid foods that are high in fat.
She was a woman of high principles.
She demands very high standards from the people who work for her.
High winds caused delays on the ferries.
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having power, an important position, or great influence:
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near or at the top of the range of sounds:
I can't reach the high notes.
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(of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat:
This meat is rather high - I'm going to throw it out.
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not thinking or behaving normally because of taking drugs:
He was high on heroin at the time.
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a higher level than has ever been reached previously:
Interest rates have reached an all-time/record high.
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a period of extreme excitement or happiness when you feel full of energy, often caused by a feeling of success, or by drugs or alcohol or a religious experience:
Exercise gives you a high.
She's been on a high ever since she got her article published in the Times.
There are lots of highs and lows in this job.
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informal for
high school (when used in the name of a school):
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at or to a large distance from the ground:
You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.
The new jet flew much higher than most planes.
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(esp. of things that are not living) being a large distance from top to bottom or a long way above the ground, or having the stated distance from top to bottom:
Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
We had to climb over a wall that was ten feet high.
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greater than the usual level:
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having power, great influence, or an important position:
He is an officer of high rank.
She has a lot of friends in high places (= in positions of power).
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near or at the top of the range of sounds:
Dog whistles play notes that are too high for human beings to hear.
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feeling extremely happy, excited, or full of energy:
He was so high after winning the race that he couldn’t sit still.
She was in high spirits after scoring the winning basket.
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at or to a large distance from the ground:
The Concorde flies much higher than most airplanes.
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a higher level than has ever been reached before:
Interest rates have reached an all-time high.
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a period of extreme excitement or happiness, when you feel full of energy:
There are lots of highs and lows in this job.
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greater than the usual level or amount:
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in a position of power, importance, or great influence:
The firm has been propelled from investment banking's third division to its highest rank.
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better than the usual quality or standard:
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a higher level than has been reached previously:
Stocks end at new highs for the fourth session in a row.
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the times that follow each other when a company, career, investment, etc. is successful and when it is not:
All jobs have an element of routine and a cycle of highs and lows.
Jonathan, 25, has already seen some of the highs and lows of the business world.
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from senior people in an organization:
If the changes are to be sustainable, they should not merely be imposed upon employees from on high.
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at or to a position of greater importance or influence:
As she rose higher in the firm she began to clash with other top executives.
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at or to more than the usual level or amount:
