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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024high′ time′, - the appropriate time or past the appropriate time:It's high time he got out of bed.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: high time informal adv - the latest possible time; a time that is almost too late: it's high time you mended this shelf
n - Also called: high old time an enjoyable and exciting time
high /haɪ/USA pronunciation adj. andadv., -er, -est, n. adj. - (of things) having a considerable height;
tall;
lofty:a high wall. - (of things) having a specified height:The tree is 20 feet high.
- located above the ground;
elevated:a high ledge. - greater than or going beyond the usual degree, measure, or amount:high speed; high prices.
- honorable;
worthy of being admired;
good:high moral principles. - exalted or important, as in rank, station, or eminence:a high government official.
- of great consequence;
grave:guilty of high treason. - Music and Danceelevated in pitch:high notes.
- extending to or from an elevation:a high dive.
- extravagant;
luxurious:[before a noun]living the high life. - merry;
happy:They were in high spirits. - [be + ~] intoxicated, drunk, or under the influence of alcohol or narcotic drugs.
- complicated;
advanced:[before a noun]an expert in high finance. - Automotiverelating to or being the gear of a transmission at which the drive shaft speed and the speed of the engine crankshaft correspond most closely.
adv. - at or to a high point, place, or level:The hawk was circling high above the field.
- richly;
luxuriously;
extravagantly:to live high.
n. - Automotive[uncountable] the high gear of a transmission.
- Meteorology[countable] an atmospheric pressure system having relatively high pressure at its center.
- a high or the highest point, place, or level;
peak:[countable]a record high for unemployment. - Slang Terms[countable]
- an intoxicated state caused by alcohol or narcotic drugs:on a high from the drug.
- a period of sustained excitement:They've been on a high ever since their engagement.
Idioms- Nautical, Idioms high and dry, deserted;
stranded;
left alone:was left high and dry without money or friends. - Idioms high and low, in every possible place:to search high and low.
- Idioms high on, [be + ~] enthusiastic about:We're very high on the new executive we hired.
- high time, [~ + (that) clause] a time or moment that is nearly too late:It's high time (that) he got out of bed.
- Idioms on high:
- above:looking down from on high.
- in heaven.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024high (hī),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, adv., -er, -est, n. adj. - having a great or considerable extent or reach upward or vertically;
lofty;
tall:a high wall. - having a specified extent upward:The apple tree is now 20 feet high.
- situated above the ground or some base;
elevated:a high platform; a high ledge. - exceeding the common degree or measure;
strong;
intense:high speed; high color. - expensive;
costly;
dear:The price of food these days is much too high. - exalted in rank, station, eminence, etc.;
of exalted character or quality:a high official; high society. - Music and Dance
- acute in pitch.
- a little sharp, or above the desired pitch.
- Zoologyproduced by relatively rapid vibrations;
shrill:the high sounds of crickets. - extending to or from an elevation:a high dive.
- great in quantity, as number, degree, or force:a high temperature; high cholesterol.
- [Relig.]
- Religionchief;
principal;
main:the high altar of a church. - ReligionHigh Church.
- of great consequence;
important;
grave;
serious;
the high consequences of such a deed;
high treason. - haughty;
arrogant:He took a high tone with his subordinates. - advanced to the utmost extent or to the culmination:high tide.
- elevated;
merry or hilarious:high spirits; a high old time. - rich;
extravagant;
luxurious:They have indulged in high living for years. - Informal Termsintoxicated with alcohol or narcotics:He was so high he couldn't stand up.
- remote:high latitude; high antiquity.
- extreme in opinion or doctrine, esp. religious or political:a high Tory.
- designating or pertaining to highland or inland regions.
- having considerable energy or potential power.
- Automotiveof, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the speed of the engine crankshaft and of the drive shaft most closely correspond:high gear.
- Phonetics(of a vowel) articulated with the upper surface of the tongue relatively close to some portion of the palate, as the vowels of eat and it, which are high front, and those of boot and put, which are high back. Cf. close (def. 58), low 1 (def. 30).
- Food(of meat, esp. game) tending toward a desirable or undesirable amount of decomposition;
slightly tainted:He likes his venison high. - Metallurgycontaining a relatively large amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination):high-carbon steel.
- Sport[Baseball.](of a pitched ball) crossing the plate at a level above the batter's shoulders:The pitch was high and outside.
- [Cards.]
- Gameshaving greater value than other denominations or suits.
- Gamesable to take a trick;
being a winning card. - Gamesbeing or having a winning combination:Whose hand is high?
- Nautical, Naval Termsnoting a wind of force 10 on the Beaufort scale, equal to a whole gale.
- Informal Terms, Idioms high on, enthusiastic or optimistic about;
having a favorable attitude toward or opinion of.
adv. - at or to a high point, place, or level.
- in or to a high rank or estimate:He aims high in his political ambitions.
- at or to a high amount or price.
- in or to a high degree.
- luxuriously;
richly;
extravagantly:They have always lived high. - Nauticalas close to the wind as is possible while making headway with sails full.
- Idioms fly high, to be full of hope or elation:His stories began to sell, and he was flying high.
- Nautical, Idioms high and dry:
- Naval Terms(of a ship) grounded so as to be entirely above water at low tide.
- in a deprived or distressing situation;
deserted;
stranded:We missed the last bus and were left high and dry.
- Idioms high and low, in every possible place;
everywhere:The missing jewelry was never found, though we searched high and low for it.
n. - Automotivehigh gear:He shifted into high when the road became level.
- Informal TermsSee high school.
- Meteorologya pressure system characterized by relatively high pressure at its center. Cf. anticyclone, low1 (def. 48).
- a high or the highest point, place, or level;
peak:a record high for unemployment. - Slang Terms
- a euphoric state induced by alcohol, drugs, etc.
- a period of sustained excitement, exhilaration, or the like:After winning the lottery he was on a high for weeks.
- Games[Cards.]the ace or highest trump out, esp. in games of the all fours family.
- Idioms on high:
- at or to a height;
above. - in heaven.
- having a high position, as one who makes important decisions:the powers on high.
- bef. 900; Middle English heigh, variant of hegh, hey, heh, Old English hēah, hēh; cognate with Dutch hoog, Old High German hoh (German hoch), Old Norse hār, Swedish hög, Gothic hauhs, Lithuanian kaũkas swelling, kaukarà hill
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged High, lofty, tall, towering refer to something that has considerable height. High is a general term, and denotes either extension upward or position at a considerable height:six feet high; a high shelf.Lofty denotes imposing or even inspiring height:lofty crags.Tall is applied either to something that is high in proportion to its breadth, or to anything higher than the average of its kind:a tall tree, building.Towering is applied to something that rises to a great or conspicuous height as compared with something else:a towering mountain.
- 6.See corresponding entry in Unabridged elevated, eminent, prominent, distinguished.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged capital.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged low.
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