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| up·per [ úppər ] |
adjective |
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1. higher: located above another part of something
  the upper deck
a muscle in the upper arm
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2. more important: higher in social position or rank, or greater in importance
upper management
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3. more distant: lying farther inland, upstream, or to the north
the upper reaches of the river
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4. geology later: later in a particular geologic formation, period, or system
Upper Jurassic clay formations
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5. mathematics indicating mathematical limit: indicating a limit or bound of a set of numbers equal to or greater than every member of the set
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noun (plural up·pers) |
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1. somebody or something above: the higher of two people or objects
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2. dress part of shoe: the part of a boot or shoe that covers the upper surface of the foot
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3. drugs stimulant: a drug that has a stimulating effect, e.g. an amphetamine
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slang
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4. U.S. good experience: an experience that is exciting or produces euphoria
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slang
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plural noun up·pers |
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upper teeth: the teeth of the upper jaw or of a top set of dentures
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informal
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