noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The setting of an automobile's headlights adjusted to brighten a longer distance in front of the car, than when on the normal (low-beam) setting. plural-normally

   "Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic."

2. 2
   An erect nipple. plural-normally, slang

Synonyms

All synonyms

brightsfull-beammain beamupper-beam

Antonyms

All antonyms

dim lightdimmed headlightsdipped headlightlow-beam

Example

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"Turn off your high-beams - you're blinding the oncoming traffic."

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