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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:
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a high building/mountain
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high ceilings
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It's two and a half metres high and one metre wide.
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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:
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The job demands a high level of concentration.
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He suffers from high blood pressure.
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Antique furniture fetches very high prices these days.
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She got very high marks in her geography exam.
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It's very dangerous to drive at high speed when the roads are wet.
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He's in a high-security prison.
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I avoid foods that are high in fat.
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She was a woman of high principles.
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She demands very high standards from the people who work for her.
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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:
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I can't reach the high notes.
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(of food) smelling bad and no longer good to eat:
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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:
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He was high on heroin at the time.
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a higher level than has ever been reached previously:
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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:
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Exercise gives you a high.
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She's been on a high ever since she got her article published in the Times.
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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:
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You'll have to hit the ball quite high to get it over that net.
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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:
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Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world.
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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:
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He is an officer of high rank.
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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:
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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:
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He was so high after winning the race that he couldn’t sit still.
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She was in high spirits after scoring the winning basket.
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at or to a large distance from the ground:
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The Concorde flies much higher than most airplanes.
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a higher level than has ever been reached before:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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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:
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All jobs have an element of routine and a cycle of highs and lows.
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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:
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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:
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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:
