high

/ˈhī/

Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill

adjective

  1. rising or extending upward a great distance : taller than average, usual, or expected

  2. having a specified height or elevation : tall —often used in combination

  3. situated or passing above the normal level, surface, base of measurement, or elevation

a high wall

six feet high

high tall lofty mean above the average in height. high implies marked extension upward and is applied chiefly to things which rise from a base or foundation or are placed at a conspicuous height above a lower level. tall applies to what grows or rises high by comparison with others of its kind and usually implies relative narrowness.

adverb

  1. at or to a high place, altitude, level, or degree

  2. well, luxuriously —often used in the phrases high off the hog and high on the hog

climbed higher

noun

  1. an elevated place or region: such as

  2. hill, knoll

  3. the space overhead : sky —usually used with on