high - Meaning in Tamil

high - Meaning in Tamil

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Definitions and Meaning of high in English

high adjective

1. standing above others in quality or position

   Examples

   • "eminent members of the community"
   • "people in high places"
   • "the high priest"
2. used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency
3. greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

   Examples

   • "a high price"
   • "a high temperature"
   • "has high hopes"
   • "he has a high opinion of himself"
   • "high risks"
   • "the high point of his career"
   • "the river is high"
4. happy and excited and energetic
5. slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)
6. (used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted
7. (literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

   Examples

   • "a foot high"
   • "a high forehead"
   • "a high incline"
   • "a high mountain"
   • "high buildings"
   • "high ceilings"

high abverb

1. in a rich manner

   Example

   • "he lives high"
2. in or to a high position, amount, or degree

   Example

   • "prices have gone up far too high"
3. far up toward the source

   Example

   • "he lives high up the river"
4. at a great altitude

   Example

   • "he climbed high on the ladder"

high noun

1. an air mass of higher than normal pressure

   Example

   • "the east coast benefits from a Bermuda high"
2. a state of sustained elation

   Example

   • "I'm on a permanent high these days"
3. a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

   Example

   • "they took drugs to get a high on"
4. a high place

   Examples

   • "he doesn't like heights"
   • "they stood on high and observed the countryside"
5. a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

   Example

   • "he goes to the neighborhood highschool"
6. a lofty level or position or degree

   Example

   • "summer temperatures reached an all-time high"
7. a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

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