high-low

[ hahy-loh for 1, 3, 4; hahy-loh for 2 ]

/ ˈhaɪˈloʊ for 1, 3, 4; ˈhaɪˌloʊ for 2 /

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noun

a game of poker in which both high and low hands are eligible to win, the pot usually being split equally between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand.

Also high·low . an ankle-high, laced shoe.

Chiefly Bridge. a signal for one's partner to lead a suit, conveyed by playing a high card and then a lower card in that suit.

adjective

having a hemline that is longer in the back than the front: high-low dresses; a high-low blouse.

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Origin of high-low

First recorded in 1795–1805

Words nearby high-low

highlight, highlighter, highlighting, highline, high liver, high-low, high-low-jack, highly, highly strung, high-maintenance, High Mass

How to use high-low 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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The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.
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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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The most recent activity had a high point of 3.6 on the Richter Scale.
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In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
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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.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
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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