high-five

or high five

[ hahy-fahyv ]

/ ˈhaɪˈfaɪv /

Informal.

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noun

a gesture of congratulation, solidarity, or greeting in which one person slaps the upraised palm of the hand against that of another.

verb (used with object)

to congratulate, express solidarity with, or greet (a person) with a high-five: I'm such a couch potato that I'd love to high-five the genius who invented remote controls.

verb (used without object)

to exchange high-fives: After pulling out a win, the players noisily high-fived before leaving the court.

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Origin of high-five

First recorded in 1975–80 (five in reference to the five fingers of the hand)

Words nearby high-five

high explosive, highfalutin, high fashion, high fidelity, high finance, high-five, highflier, high-flown, high-flyer, highflying, high frequency

How to use high-five in a sentence

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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“It was Stephen Hawking and five other Nobel laureates,” Krauss recalled.
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The Big Five banks dubbed too big to fail, are 35 percent bigger than they were when the meltdown was triggered.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
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In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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I presume the twenty-five or thirty miles at this end is unhealthy, even for natives, but it surely need not be so.
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British Dictionary definitions for high-five

high-five

/ slang /

noun

a gesture of greeting or congratulation in which two people slap raised right palms together

verb

to greet or congratulate (a person) in this way

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high-five

or high five

Origin of high-five

Words nearby high-five

Words related to high-five

How to use high-five in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for high-five