Sekirov Dictionary

upper

UK /ˈʌpə/US /ˈʌpɚ/

adjective 4
noun 12
verb 2
forms 5
phrases 6

adjective4

higher in place or level than another part of the same thing
Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
Younger, more recent.

noun12

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The upper portion of something.
- The slewing ring is basically a large bearing upon which the upper is mounted. The outer race of the slewing ring is bolted to the upper, and the inner race is bolted to the car-body. — 1992
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The piece of material that forms the top part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
- The uppers of his patent-leather shoes were hidden by fawn spats. — 1930
The Y-shaped strap on flip-flops.
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That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.
- Next, take up slack equally on the two uppers until they are snug. — 1984
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A tooth in the upper jaw.
- In the lingualized type of occlusion, contact of the lingual cusps of the uppers against the semianatomic teeth on the lowers will be seen in lateral, protrusive, and eccentric movements. — 2009
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A denture or retainer for the teeth in the upper jaw.
- The lower (according to the patient) was perfect, but the upper was bad, and the dentist was going to make the upper again. — 1941
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An upper berth or bunk.
- Twelve lowers and twelve uppers and three beds in the drawing rooms. — 2011
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A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
- Eye Girl is very moody. She is always zooted up on some really foul combination of uppers and downers and Rollerblading. Her bouts of Rollerblading seem to coincide with fights with Eye Guy. — 1997
Anything that cheers one up.
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Someone with higher social standing
- Thus a vicious circle is established: the uppers offer participation, and the lowers, feeling persecuted, withdraw. — 1993
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A senior student.
- Each Upper had his private Fag; but general fagdom consisted of obedience to the demand of every Upper, no matter in whose House he happened to be. — 1895
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A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.
- The 'upper' is one of nine apertures through which consciousness can leave the body at death (utkrantih). — 2005

verb2

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(nonstandard) To raise.
- Then, when a galaxy is forming and gets its relatively small black hole, it becomes responsible for uppering the amount of dark matter closer to the centre — 2006
(rare) To fix an upper onto a shoe.

forms

uppered · uppering · uppers · uppermore · uppermost

Phrases with upper

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