Highball Definition

hībôl
highballs
noun
Liquor, usually whiskey or brandy, mixed with water, soda water, ginger ale, etc. and served with ice in a tall glass.
Webster's New World
A railroad signal, originally a ball hung above the tracks, meaning “go ahead”
Webster's New World
A high-speed train.
American Heritage
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verb
To proceed at great speed.
Webster's New World

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.
Wiktionary

(slang, rare or erroneous) To move quickly; to hightail.

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Other Word Forms of Highball

Noun

Singular:
highball
Plural:
highballs

Highball Sentence Examples

  • Cracker 5cl cranberry juice 5cl pineapple juice 5cl passion-fruit juice 5cl grapefruit juice lemonade Fill a highball with ice.

  • Jamaican Mule 5cl dark Jamaican rum 2cl fresh lime juice ginger beer Pour the rum and lime juice into a highball filled with ice.

  • We drank ginger ale on ice from his parents ' old-fashioned and highball glasses.

  • Moscow Mule 5cl vodka 1cl fresh lime juice ginger beer Pour the vodka and the lime juice into a highball filled with ice.

  • Spurred on by the vultures he whipped up the jutting highball prow of J Mascis V7.

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Words Starting With

HHIHIG

Words Ending With

LLLALL

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With H8 Letter Words Ending With L