great, or greater than normal, in quantity, size, or intensity
a high temperature
sweets are very high in calories
great in rank, status, or importance
both held high office under Lloyd George
financial security is high on your list of priorities
(of a sound or note) having a frequency at the upper end of the auditory range
a high, squeaky voice
feeling euphoric, especially from the effects of drugs or alcohol
she wasn't tipsy, just a little high
some of them were high on Ecstasy
(especially of food) unpleasantly strong-smelling because beginning to go bad
it's a type of preserved butter, used for cooking, smells a little high
(of a vowel) produced with the tongue relatively near the palate
at or to a considerable or specified height
the sculpture stood about five feet high
a dish piled high with baked beans
highly
he ranked high among the pioneers of chemical technology
(of a sound) at or to a high pitch
my voice went high with excitement
(in Scotland) the more advanced of the two main levels of the Scottish Certificate of Education
school-leavers with three Highers or more