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high vs up

up vs high

high is a noun but up is not a noun.

high and up both are adjectives.

high is not a verb while up is a verb.

high and up both are adverbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
high Yes Yes No Yes
up No Yes Yes Yes
high (noun) up (noun)
a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed
a lofty level or position or degree
a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12
a high place
an air mass of higher than normal pressure
a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics
a state of sustained elation
high (adjective) up (adjective)
(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high') being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
greater than normal in quantity or amount extending or moving toward a higher place
used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency out of bed
happy and excited and energetic used up
slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana) (used of computers) operating properly
(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness
standing above others in quality or position open
getting higher or more vigorous
high (verb) up (verb)
raise
high (adverb) up (adverb)
at a great altitude spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position
far up toward the source to a later time
in or to a high position, amount, or degree to a more central or a more northerly place
in a rich manner nearer to the speaker
to a higher intensity
Difference between high and up

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