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

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

We need a high-low mix: smaller numbers of exquisite, expensive weapons for our smaller numbers of high-end threats, alongside a more affordable, more producible class of weapons for our larger number of lower-end threats.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026

Now most of the world’s distance runners do high-low training at least part of each year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2024

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