high-low

American  

[hahy-loh, hahy-loh] / ˈhaɪˈloʊ, ˈhaɪˌloʊ /

noun

1. 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.

2. Also highlow an ankle-high, laced shoe.

3. 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.

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adjective

1. having a hemline that is longer in the back than the front.

   high-low dresses; a high-low blouse.

Etymology

Origin of high-low

First recorded in 1795–1805

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Example Sentences

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high-low

The bump was on full show in the custom Atelier Prabal Gurung crop top, which the designer described as a "sculptural high-low halter top with a cascading train".

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026

Marcona almonds are lovely if you want an amusing high-low dialogue with the potato chips that appear later, though any salted roasted almond will do.

From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026

Loïc Gouzer, a former Christie’s rainmaker who created the app six years ago, said ensconcing Banksy inside a luxury jeweler nodded to the artist’s preference for high-low juxtapositions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

The high-low halo cloaking Black American music makes it easy to forget that this music began on slave ships.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023

It was high ground, and many residents had evacuated there when the high-low siren had alerted them that a flood was coming.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone

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