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  • 21high-up — high ups 1) N COUNT A high up is an important person who has a lot of authority and influence. [BRIT, INFORMAL] (in AM, use higher up) 2) high up → see high …

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  • 22high — high: Das ugs. Adjektiv bedeutet »in gehobener Stimmung (nach Drogenkonsum)«. Es wurde in der 2. Hälfte des 20. Jh.s aus gleichbed. engl. high übernommen, dessen Grundbedeutung dem deutschen ↑ hoch entspricht, mit dem es auch verwandt ist.… …

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  • 23high-en|er|gy — «HY EHN uhr jee», adjective. 1. of or having to do with the high speeds imparted by particle accelerators: »high energy collisions. 2. of or having to do with high energy physics …

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  • 24high in — containing a large amount of (something) These vegetables are high in nitrogen. a diet high in fiber • • • Main Entry: ↑high …

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  • 25high on — US informal : excited or enthusiastic about (someone or something) The coach is very high on this new player. Party leaders are high on her prospects. • • • Main Entry: ↑high …

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  • 26High — High, v. i. [See {Hie}.] To hie. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Men must high them apace, and make haste. Holland. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 27high — hī adj 1) having a complex organization: greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically usu. used in the comparative degree of advanced types of plants and animals <the higher algae>{{}}<the higher apes> compare LOW 2 a)… …

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  • 28high — [hai] <aus gleichbed. engl. amerik. high, eigtl. »hoch«, dies aus to be high on »unter dem Einfluss (eines Rauschgifts) stehen«> (Jargon) in einem rauschhaften Zustand, in begeisterter Hochstimmung, z. B. nach dem Genuss von Rauschgift …

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  • 29High — High, v. i. To rise; as, the sun higheth. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 30High-go — n. A spree; a revel. [Low] [1913 Webster] …

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