(v. i.) To hie.
(superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a
line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the
direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree;
the sun is high.
(superl.) Regarded as raised up or elevated; distinguished;
remarkable; conspicuous; superior; -- used indefinitely or relatively,
and often in figurative senses, which are understood from the
connection
(superl.) Elevated in character or quality, whether moral or
intellectual; preeminent; honorable; as, high aims, or motives.
(superl.) Exalted in social standing or general estimation, or in
rank, reputation, office, and the like; dignified; as, she was welcomed
in the highest circles.
(superl.) Of noble birth; illustrious; as, of high family.
(superl.) Of great strength, force, importance, and the like;
strong; mighty; powerful; violent; sometimes, triumphant; victorious;
majestic, etc.; as, a high wind; high passions.
(superl.) Very abstract; difficult to comprehend or surmount;
grand; noble.
(superl.) Costly; dear in price; extravagant; as, to hold goods at
a high price.
(superl.) Arrogant; lofty; boastful; proud; ostentatious; -- used
in a bad sense.
(superl.) Possessing a characteristic quality in a supreme or
superior degree; as, high (i. e., intense) heat; high (i. e., full or
quite) noon; high (i. e., rich or spicy) seasoning; high (i. e.,
complete) pleasure; high (i. e., deep or vivid) color; high (i. e.,
extensive, thorough) scholarship, etc.
(superl.) Strong-scented; slightly tainted; as, epicures do not
cook game before it is high.
(superl.) Acute or sharp; -- opposed to grave or low; as, a high
note.
(superl.) Made with a high position of some part of the tongue in
relation to the palate, as / (/ve), / (f/d). See Guide to
Pronunciation, // 10, 11.
(adv.) In a high manner; in a high place; to a great altitude; to
a great degree; largely; in a superior manner; eminently; powerfully.
(n.) An elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky;
heaven.
(n.) People of rank or high station; as, high and low.
(n.) The highest card dealt or drawn.
(v. i.) To rise; as, the sun higheth.
