adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb

1. 1
   on high not-comparable, obsolete

   "One heaved a-high to be hurled down below,"

Synonyms

All synonyms

on high

Example

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"One heaved a-high to be hurled down below,"

Etymology

From Middle English a-high. By surface analysis, a- + high.

Related phrases

on high

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