Definition of High

Adjective: high (higher,highest) hI

Greater than normal in degree, 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"
(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"
Standing above others in quality or position
"people in high places"; "the high priest";
- eminent, prominent
Used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
- high-pitched
Happy and excited and energetic
- in high spirits
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
- gamey, gamy
Slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
- mellow

Adverb: high hI

At a great altitude
"he climbed high on the ladder";
- high up
In or to a high position, amount, or degree
"prices have gone up far too high"
In a rich and lavish manner
"he lives high";
- lavishly, richly, extravagantly, luxuriously
Far up toward the source
"he lives high up the river"

Noun: high hI

A lofty level, position or degree
"summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
An air mass of higher than normal pressure
"the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
A state of sustained elation
"I'm on a permanent high these days"
A state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
"they took drugs to get a high on"
A high place
"they stood on high and observed the countryside";
- heights
A public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
"he goes to the neighbourhood high";
- senior high school [N. Amer], senior high [N. Amer], highschool, high school
A forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
- high gear