a forward gear with a gear ratio giving high vehicle velocity for a given engine speed;
a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high";
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool";
a high place; "they stood on high and observed the coutryside"; "he doesn''t like heights";
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on";
a state of sustained elation; "I''m on a permanent high these days";
an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high";
happy and excited and energetic;
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana);
used of the smell of game beginning to taint;
(literal meanings) 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";
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";
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency;
standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community";
at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder";
far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river";
in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high";
