Upper Definition
ŭpər
uppers
adjective
In a place or on a level above another.
Upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor.
Webster's New World
Higher in rank, authority, or dignity.
The upper classes.
Webster's New World
Situated on higher ground.
Upper regions.
American Heritage
Being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of land.
The upper St. Lawrence.
Webster's New World
Northern.
The upper Midwest.
American Heritage
noun
uppers
The part of a shoe or boot above the sole.
Webster's New World
An upper berth, as in a Pullman car.
Webster's New World
The upper teeth or dentures.
Webster's New World
Any drug containing a stimulant; esp., an amphetamine.
Webster's New World
An exhilarating or euphoric experience.
American Heritage Medicine
Synonyms:
- upper berth
- speed
- pep pill
- amphetamine
idiom
on (one's) uppers
- Impoverished; destitute.
American Heritage
on one's uppers
- in need or want
Webster's New World
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