Upper

Quick meaning: Upper is an adjective meaning At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

Meaning

At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

More Meanings

1. Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.
2. (geology, of strata or geological time periods) Younger, more recent.
3. (education) Of or pertaining to a secondary school.
4. A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.
5. The upper portion of something.
6. Someone with higher social standing
7. That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

Example Sentences

Next, take up slack equally on the two uppers until they are snug.

These lines, GH and PC, are cut when the outline of the upper is cut out.

During the seventh week, the limbs also rotate laterally in the uppers and medially in the lowers.

The 'upper' is one of nine apertures through which consciousness can leave the body at death (utkrantih).

Word Forms

• uppermore
• uppermost
• uppers

Synonyms for upper

Depending on context, synonyms include high, speed, amphetamine, superior.

Antonyms for upper

Common opposites include lower, under.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include high, top, superior, speed, amphetamine, topmost.

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