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upper definition

up·per (upər)

adjective

  1. in a place or on a level above another upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor
  2. higher in rank, authority, or dignity the upper classes
  3. being farther north, farther inland, or at a higher elevation of land the upper St. Lawrence
  4. Archaeol., Geol. more recent; later: used of a division of a period [Upper Cambrian, Upper Paleolithic]

Etymology: ME, compar. of up, up

noun

  1. the part of a shoe or boot above the sole
  2. Informal an upper berth, as in a Pullman car
  3. Informal the upper teeth or dentures
  4. Slang any drug containing a stimulant; esp., an amphetamine
upper Idioms

on one's uppers

Informal
in need or want: with reference to wearing shoes with worn-out soles

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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