The meaning of UPPER is higher in physical position, rank, or order. How to use upper in a sentence.

Idiom be on your uppers (Definition of upper from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

1 day ago · Adjective upper (comparative (rare) uppermore, superlative uppermost) At a higher level, rank or position. Situated on higher ground, further inland, or more northerly. (geology, of …

Define upper. upper synonyms, upper pronunciation, upper translation, English dictionary definition of upper. adj. 1. Higher in place, position, or rank: the upper bunk; the upper half of …

You use upper to describe something that is above something else. There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor. Students travel on the cheap lower deck and tourists on the upper.

Upper pertains to being situated above or higher in position. It can also refer to being superior in rank, degree, or importance. In addition, "upper" can describe the section of a shoe that covers …

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Definition of upper adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

OED's earliest evidence for upper is from 1789, in the writing of George Parker, actor and public lecturer. It is also recorded as an adjective from the Middle English period (1150—1500).

upper (n.) "part of a shoe above the sole," 1789, from upper (adj.), short for upper shoe or upper leather. The slang sense of "stimulant drug" is attested by 1968, an agent noun from up (v.).