upper in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
upper in Kashmiri कॉशुर
upper in Sindhi سنڌي
upper in Telugu తెలుగు
upper in English
- upper⇄adj. 1. that is the higher of two:
a. higher in position or location.
Ex. the upper lip, an upper berth.
b. higher in rank, office, or station; superior.
Ex. the upper grades in school, the upper classes.
2. above the bot - upper⇄expr. on one's uppers, (Informal.)
a. with the soles of one's shoes worn out.
Ex. to walk on one's uppers.
b. (Figurative.) very shabby or poor.
Ex. I'm on my uppers ... I want money (R. Marsh). - upper⇄expr. uppers, (U.S.) an upper set of false teeth.
Ex. The short upper lip ... makes him look like he doesn't have his uppers in (Time). - upper⇄noun 1. the part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
2. (Informal.) an upper berth.
3. (U.S. Slang.) a stimulant drug.
Ex. ... an excessive number of amphetamine tablets and assorted other ""uppers"" (Harper's).
4. (U.S., Archaic - upper⇄upper, adjective, noun.