upper

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   At a higher physical position, level, rank or order.

2. 2

   Situated on higher ground, further inland, more upstream, or more northerly.

3. 3

   Younger, more recent.

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   1. 4

      Of or pertaining to a secondary school.

   2. 5

      A stimulant, such as amphetamine, that increases energy and decreases appetite.

   3. 6

      The upper portion of something.

      • The slewing ring is basically a large bearing upon which the upper is mounted. The outer race of the slewing ring is bolted to the upper, and the inner race is bolted to the car-body.
      • These lines, GH and PC, are cut when the outline of the upper is cut out.
   4. 7

      Someone with higher social standing

      • Thus a vicious circle is established: the uppers offer participation, and the lowers, feeling persecuted, withdraw.
   5. 8

      That which is higher, contrasted with the lower.

      • Next, take up slack equally on the two uppers until they are snug.
      • During the seventh week, the limbs also rotate laterally in the uppers and medially in the lowers.
      • In this compact middle level between the uppers and the lowers, I actually had a counter in front of me, where food or drink could be safely planted, without fear of knocking over onto any patrons sitting in the seats below me.
   6. 9

      A spiritual passageway through which consciousness can reach a higher dimension.

      • The 'upper' is one of nine apertures through which consciousness can leave the body at death (utkrantih).
      • When the Tao Te Ching says: “In thought, you can see the cavity,” it is referring to what the Triplex Unity describes as “When the upper is closed, we call it existence; when the lower is closed, we call it nothingness.”
      • It is said in Tibetan culture, in order to understand the upper, it is necessary to understand the lower first. Once, the lower is understood, the upper is just an introductory.

The neighborhood

• antonymlowerantonym(s) of “at a higher position”
• antonymunderantonym(s) of “at a higher position”
• neighboron one's uppers
• neighborbeater-upper
• neighborbreak-upper
• neighborcatcher-upper
• neighborcheerer-upper
• neighborcleaner-upper
• neighbordoer-upper
• neighborfiller-upper
• neighborfixer-upper
• neighborfuck-upper
• neighborgiver-upper
• neighborhold-upper