upper

upper
[[t]ʌ̱pə(r)[/t]]
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uppers
1) ADJ-COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ You use upper to describe something that is above something else.

There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor...

Students travel the cheap lower deck and tourists the upper.

Ant:
2) ADJ-COMPAR: ADJ n You use upper to describe the higher part of something.

...the upper part of the foot.

...the muscles of the upper back and chest.

...the upper rungs of the ladder.

Ant:
3) PHRASE: PHR after v If you have the upper hand in a situation, you have more power than the other people involved and can make decisions about what happens.

The government was beginning to gain the upper hand...

It was easy to see who had the upper hand.

4) N-COUNT: usu pl The upper of a shoe is the top part of it, which is attached to the sole and the heel.

Wear well-fitting, lace-up shoes with soft uppers...

Leather uppers allow the feet to breath.

5) N-COUNT Uppers are drugs that make you feel very happy, excited, and full of energy. [INFORMAL]

...people crazy on alcohol and cocaine and uppers and downers...

I'd taken a handful of uppers.

Ant:
6) a stiff upper lipsee lip

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • upper — [up′ər] adj. [ME, compar. of up,UP1] 1. in a place or on a level above another [upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor] 2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity [the upper classes] 3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of… …   English World dictionary

  • upper — (adj.) c.1300, originally comparative of UP (Cf. up). Cf. M.Du. upper, Du. opper, Low Ger. upper, Norw. yppare. Noun meaning part of a shoe above the sole is recorded from 1789; sense of stimulant drug is from 1968. Upper crust is attested from… …   Etymology dictionary

  • upper — ► ADJECTIVE 1) situated above another part. 2) higher in position or status. 3) situated on higher ground. 4) (in place names ) situated to the north. ► NOUN 1) the part of a boot or shoe above the sole. 2) informal …   English terms dictionary

  • Upper 10 — is a caffeinated lemon lime soft drink, similar to Sprite, 7 Up, or Sierra Mist. It was bottled by RC Cola.However, now that RC Cola is owned by Dr Pepper Snapple Group, bottlers are discontinuing it in favor of the similar and more popular 7… …   Wikipedia

  • Upper — Up per, n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Upper — may refer to: * Stimulant drugs * Vamp the part of a shoe on the top of the foot * The top part of some other object or device (gun, etc.) * The more elevated, upstream, or northern part of a town, river, or other geographical feature (e.g., the… …   Wikipedia

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  • upper — [adj1] above high, higher, loftier, more elevated, overhead, top, topmost, uppermost, upward; concept 583 Ant. below, lower, under upper [adj2] superior beautiful, elevated, elite, eminent, greater, important, more important; concept 555 Ant.… …   New thesaurus

  • Upper [1] — Upper, (engl., spr. Öpper), ober, höher; bes. in Zusammensetzungen …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Upper [2] — Upper, Städtischer Bezirk (Township) in der Grafschaft Lawrence des Staates Ohio (Nordamerika), am Ohio River; 3000 Ew …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

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