n. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

n. a lofty level or position or degree; "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"

n. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12; "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"

n. a high place; "they stood on high and observed the countryside"; "he doesn't like heights"

n. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics; "they took drugs to get a high on"

n. a state of sustained elation; "I'm on a permanent high these days"

n. an air mass of higher than normal pressure; "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"

adv. at a great altitude; "he climbed high on the ladder"

adv. far up toward the source; "he lives high up the river"

adv. in or to a high position, amount, or degree; "prices have gone up far too high"

adj. (slang) "Let's go to the party and get throwed."

adj. happy and excited and energetic

adj. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

adj. (literal meaning) 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"

adj. 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"

adj. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

adj. 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"

adj. "at peak hours the streets traffic is unbelievable"; "went to Europe in high season"

adj. marked by intense physical force: "a big wind"; "a violent squall"; "heavy seas"; "high winds"

adj. of the stage of education and schools preceding collegiate: "secondary school"; "high school"

adj. standing above others in quality or position; "people in high places"; "the high priest"; "eminent members of the community"