The difference between High and Low

When used as nouns, high means a high point or position, literally or figuratively, whereas low means something that is low.

When used as adverbs, high means in or to an elevated position, whereas low means close to the ground.

When used as verbs, high means to rise, whereas low means to depress.

When used as adjectives, high means pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions, whereas low means pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.

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  1. High as an adjective (baseball, of a ball):

    Very elevated; extending or being far above a base; tall; lofty. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a greater elevation, for example more mountainous, than other regions. Above the batter's shoulders.

    Examples:

    "The balloon rose high in the sky. The wall was high. a high mountain"

    "the pitch (or: the ball) was high"

  2. High as an adjective:

    Relatively elevated; rising or raised above the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

  3. High as an adjective:

    Having a specified elevation or height; tall.

    Examples:

    "three feet high'' ''three Mount Everests high"

  4. High as an adjective:

    Elevated in status, esteem, prestige; exalted in rank, station, or character. Most exalted; foremost.

    Examples:

    "The oldest of the elves' royal family still conversed in High Elvish."

    "the high priest'', ''the high officials of the court'', ''the high altar"

  5. High as an adjective:

    Of great importance and consequence: grave (if negative) or solemn (if positive).

    Examples:

    "high crimes'', ''the high festival of the sun"

  6. High as an adjective:

    Consummate; advanced (e.g. in development) to the utmost extent or culmination, or possessing a quality in its supreme degree, at its zenith. Advanced in complexity (and hence potentially abstract and/or difficult to comprehend).

    Examples:

    "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) colour; high (i.e. extensive, thorough) scholarship; high tide; high [tourism] season; the High Middle Ages"

  7. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Remote in distance or time.

    Examples:

    "high latitude'', ''high antiquity"

  8. High as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Very traditionalist and conservative, especially in favoring older ways of doing things; see e.g. , .

  9. High as an adjective:

    Elevated in mood; marked by great merriment, excitement, etc.

    Examples:

    "in high spirits"

  10. High as an adjective (of a lifestyle):

    Luxurious; rich.

    Examples:

    "high living'', ''the high life"

  11. High as an adjective:

    Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.

    Examples:

    "a high tone"

  12. High as an adjective (with "on" or "about"):

    Keen, enthused.

  13. High as an adjective (of a, body of water):

    With tall waves.

  14. High as an adjective:

    Large, great (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a large or comparatively larger concentration of (a substance, " when predicative}}).

    Examples:

    "My bank charges me a high interest rate. I was running a high temperature and had high cholesterol. high voltage high prices high winds a high number"

    "Carrots are high in [[vitamin A]]. made from a high-copper alloy"

  15. High as an adjective (acoustics):

    Acute or shrill in pitch, due to being of greater frequency, i.e. produced by more rapid vibrations (wave oscillations).

    Examples:

    "The note was too high for her to sing."

  16. High as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with some part of the tongue positioned high in the mouth, relatively close to the palate.

  17. High as an adjective (card games):

    Greater in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc. Having the highest rank in a straight, flush or straight flush. Winning; able to take a trick, win a round, etc.

    Examples:

    "I have KT742 of the same suit. In other words, a K-high flush."

    "9-high straight = 98765 unsuited"

    "Royal Flush = AKQJT suited = A-high straight flush"

    "North's hand was high. East was in trouble."

  18. High as an adjective (of meat, especially venison):

    Strong-scented; slightly tainted/spoiled; beginning to decompose.

    Examples:

    "Epicures do not cook game before it is high."

    "The tailor liked his meat high."

  19. High as an adjective (slang):

    Intoxicated; under the influence of a mood-altering drug, formerly (until the early 20th century) usually alcohol, but now (by the mid 20th century) usually not alcohol but rather marijuana, cocaine, heroin, etc.

  20. High as an adjective (nautical, of a, sailing ship):

    Near, in its direction of travel, to the (direction of the) wind.

  1. High as an adverb:

    In or to an elevated position.

    Examples:

    "How high above land did you fly?"

  2. High as an adverb:

    In or at a great value.

    Examples:

    "Costs have grown higher this year again."

  3. High as an adverb:

    In a pitch of great frequency.

    Examples:

    "I certainly can't sing that high."

  1. High as a noun:

    A high point or position, literally or figuratively; an elevated place; a superior region; a height; the sky; heaven.

  2. High as a noun:

    A point of success or achievement; a time when things are at their best.

    Examples:

    "It was one of the highs of his career."

  3. High as a noun:

    A period of euphoria, from excitement or from an intake of drugs.

    Examples:

    "That pill gave me a high for a few hours, before I had a [[comedown]]."

  4. High as a noun:

    A drug that gives such a high.

  5. High as a noun (informal):

    A large area of elevated atmospheric pressure; an anticyclone.

    Examples:

    "A large high is centred on the Azores."

  6. High as a noun:

    The maximum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

    Examples:

    "Inflation reached a ten-year high."

  7. High as a noun:

    The maximum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

    Examples:

    "Today's high was 32°C."

  8. High as a noun (card games):

    The highest card dealt or drawn.

  1. High as a verb (obsolete):

    To rise.

    Examples:

    "The sun higheth."

  1. High as a noun (obsolete):

    Thought; intention; determination; purpose.

  1. High as a verb:

    To hie; to hasten.

  1. Low as an adjective (baseball, of a ball):

    Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. Below the batter's knees.

    Examples:

    "standing on low ground'' ''in a low valley, ringed by low hills'' ''a low wall'' ''a low shelf"

    "the low countries'' ''Low German"

    "the pitch (or: the ball) was low"

  2. Low as an adjective:

    Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

    Examples:

    "a low bow'' ''a low tide'' ''the Mississippi is unusually low right now"

  3. Low as an adjective:

    Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. .}}

    Examples:

    "low birth'' ''low rank'' ''the low officials of the bureaucracy'' ''low-quality fabric'' ''playing low tricks on them'' ''a person of low mind"

    "Now that was low even for you!"

  4. Low as an adjective:

    Humble, meek, not haughty.

  5. Low as an adjective:

    Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

    Examples:

    "She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."

  6. Low as an adjective:

    Being a nadir, a bottom.

    Examples:

    "the low point in her career"

  7. Low as an adjective:

    Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    Examples:

    "low spirits"

  8. Low as an adjective:

    Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    Examples:

    "a low pulse"

    "made (or: laid) low by sickness"

  9. Low as an adjective:

    Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative). Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

    Examples:

    "My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a [[whiteout]], with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number"

    "diets low in vitamin A'' ''made from low-carbon steel"

    "running low on cash"

  10. Low as an adjective (especially in the field of, _, biology):

    Simple in complexity or development; favoring simplicity; see e.g. , .

    Examples:

    "low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"

  11. Low as an adjective (in several set phrases):

    Being near the equator.

    Examples:

    "the low northern latitudes"

  12. Low as an adjective (acoustics):

    Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    Examples:

    "The note was too low for her to sing."

    "Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."

  13. Low as an adjective:

    Quiet; soft; not loud.

    Examples:

    "They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."

    "Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?"

  14. Low as an adjective (phonetics):

    Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

  15. Low as an adjective (card games):

    Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

    Examples:

    "a low card"

  16. Low as an adjective (archaic):

    Not rich, seasoned, or nourishing; plain, simple.

    Examples:

    "a low diet"

  17. Low as an adjective (of an, automobile, gear, etc):

    Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

    Examples:

    "low gear"

  1. Low as a noun:

    Something that is low; a low point.

    Examples:

    "You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank."

    "Economic growth has hit a new low."

  2. Low as a noun:

    The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

    Examples:

    "Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."

  3. Low as a noun:

    A depressed mood or situation.

    Examples:

    "He is in a low right now"

  4. Low as a noun (meteorology):

    An area of low pressure; a depression.

    Examples:

    "A deep low is centred over the British Isles."

  5. Low as a noun:

    The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

    Examples:

    "Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."

  6. Low as a noun (card games):

    The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

  7. Low as a noun:

    (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

    Examples:

    "He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."

  1. Low as an adverb:

    Close to the ground.

  2. Low as an adverb:

    Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

  3. Low as an adverb:

    With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

    Examples:

    "to speak low"

  4. Low as an adverb:

    Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

    Examples:

    "He sold his wheat low."

  5. Low as an adverb:

    In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

  6. Low as an adverb:

    In a time approaching our own.

  7. Low as an adverb (astronomy):

    In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

    Examples:

    "The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."

  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, transitive):

    To depress; to lower.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Jonathan Swift"

  1. Low as a verb (obsolete, nocat=1):

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  1. Low as a verb (intransitive):

    To moo.

    Examples:

    "The cattle were lowing."

  1. Low as a noun (countable, UK, Scotland, dialect):

    A flame; fire; blaze.

  1. Low as a verb (UK, Scotland, dialect):

    To burn; to blaze.

  1. Low as a noun (archaic, or, obsolete):

    Barrow, mound, tumulus.

  2. Low as a noun (Scottish dialectal, archaic):

    A hill.

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