upper
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- higher, high, loftier, top, topmost
- superior, eminent, greater, important

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. up‧per¹ W2 /ˈʌpə $ -er/ adjective [only before noun]
[Date: 1200-1300; Origin: up]

1. in a higher position than something else Antonym : lower:
the upper lip

2. near or at the top of something Antonym : lower:
the upper floors of a building
There is an upper age limit for becoming a pilot.

3. have/gain the upper hand to have more power than someone else, so that you are able to control a situation:
Police have gained the upper hand over the drug dealers in the area.

4. more important than other parts or ranks in an organization, system etc:
the upper echelons (=the most important members) of corporate management

5. further from the sea or further north than other parts of an area:
the upper reaches of the Nile
⇒ a stiff upper lip at stiff¹(10)

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

II. upper² noun [countable]

1. the top part of a shoe that covers your foot:
leather uppers

2. uppers [plural] informal illegal drugs that make you feel happy and give you a lot of energy Synonym : amphetamines

3. be on your uppers British English old-fashioned to have very little money

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

upper
ˈʌpə
See: keep a stiff upper lip , on one's uppers

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