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    [Adjective]  | "up*per" | \ ˈə-pər \


    1: higher in physical position, rank, or order

    2: farther inland

    3: constituting the branch of a bicameral legislature that is usually smaller and more restricted in membership and possesses greater traditional prestige than the lower house

    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, comparative of {see: |up:2|up:2};

    [Adjective]  | "up*per-class" | \ ˌə-pər-ˈklas \


    1: of, relating to, or characteristic of the upper class

    Origin: 1837 ;

    [Noun]  | "upper" 


    1: one that is upper: such as

    2: the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole

    3: an upper tooth or denture

    Origin: 1789 ;

    [Noun]  | "upper" 


    1: a stimulant drug; especially : amphetamine

    2: something that induces a state of good feeling or exhilaration

    Origin: circa 1968 ;

     Up + {see: |-er:2|-er:2};

    [Noun]  | "upper case" 


    1: a type case containing capitals and usually small capitals, fractions, symbols, and accents

    Origin: 1683 ;

    [Noun]  | "upper class" 


    1: a social class occupying a position above the middle class and having the highest status in a society

    Origin: 1814 ;

    [Noun]  | "upper crust" 


    1: the highest social class or group; especially : the highest circle of the upper class

    Origin: 1836 ;

    [Noun]  | "Upper German" 


    1: the group of High German dialects spoken in southern Germany, Alsace, Switzerland, and Austria

    Origin: 1800 ;

    [Noun]  | "upper hand" 


    1: mastery, advantage, control

    Origin: 15th century ;

    [Noun]  | "Upper Italian" 


    1: the group of Italian dialects spoken in northern Italy above a line running from the vicinity of La Spezia on the west coast to a point below Rimini on the east coast

    Origin: 1912 ;

    [Adjective]  | "upper" 


    [Adjective]  | "upper-class" 


    1: of high birth, rank, or station;


      * e.g., " ... upper-class boys who had an entrenched sense of entitlement "




    [Adjective]  | "upper-crust" 


    1: of high birth, rank, or station;


      * e.g., " ... an interior designer who has intimate knowledge of the tastes of her upper-crust clientele "




    [Noun]  | "upper" 


    1: as in gas, kick;



    2: as in trip, pick-me-up;



    [Noun]  | "upper class" 


    1: the highest class in a society;


      * e.g., " ... a school founded to educate the children of the upper class "




    [Noun]  | "upper crust" 


    1: individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class;


      * e.g., " ... the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry "




    2: the highest class in a society;


      * e.g., " ... a specialty clothing store for the upper crust "



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    [Noun]  | "upper hand" 


    1: the more favorable condition or position in a competition;


      * e.g., " ... finally gained the upper hand in the argument "




    [Noun]  | "upper crusts" 


    1: individuals carefully selected as being the best of a class;


      * e.g., " ... the conference was a gathering of the upper crust of the computer programming industry "



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    [Noun]  | "upper hands" 


    1: the more favorable condition or position in a competition;


      * e.g., " ... finally gained the upper hand in the argument "




    [Verb]  | "build up" 


    1: to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number;


      * e.g., " ... static electricity built up on the cat's fur "




    2: to gradually increase in;


      * e.g., " ... the roller coaster built up momentum "




    3: to gradually form into a layer, pile, or mass;


      * e.g., " ... evidence that the toxic chemical builds up in the bloodstream to unhealthy levels "




     [ "upper" ]

    1: Stimulating pill or drug, e.g. speed or meth; see whites

      * e.g.,  ... We kept popping uppers as we drove across Texas that night 

     [ "upper" ]

    1: the opposite of downer. a person who can lighten the mood and make you feel better without even trying. a person who you feel came into your life just to make you feel happier about everything.

      * e.g.,  ... 'who is that guy' 'his name is rhys, he such an upper, he makes me smile all the time' 

     [ "upper" ]

    1: A greeting, usually reserved for close friends and often preceded by "what." Can be expressed as a question or a declarative statement.

      * e.g.,  ... What upper? 

     [ "uppered" ]

    1: 'Promoted': used in the workplace. Created by Karl Pilkington.

      * e.g.,  ... "Did you hear? John got uppered yesterday!" 

     [ "Uppers" ]

    1: The term uppers is a street name for amphetamine-based psychostimulant drugs that produce increased wakefulness and focus, in association with decreased fatigue and appetite. Also referred to as speed, uppers are widely used recreationally as a performance enhancer for athletes and college students, and abused as a weight-loss supplement. In the United States, uppers are also consumed as a prescription to treat ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) and ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder). Examples of these include the brand-named medications Adderall, Dexedrine, Dextrostat, Desoxyn, ProCentra, and Vyvanse, as well as Benzedrine in the past (due to high recreation use as early as the 1940's). Other narcotic such as MDMA (ecstasy), methamphetamine (meth), and cocaine can also be colloquially referred to as uppers.

      * e.g.,  ... "Hey, could I buy uppers from you? I have a huge paper to write tonight." 

     [ "uppers" ]

    1: street classification of any prescription or non prescription substance that is a CNS stimulant, common physical side effects of "uppers" are:

      * e.g.,  ... Amphetamines (speed) 

     [ "uppers" ]

    2: increased heart rate

      * e.g.,  ... Methamphetamines (meth) 

     [ "uppers" ]

    3: anxiety

      * e.g.,  ... Ecstasy 

     [ "uppers" ]

    4: tingling

      * e.g.,  ... Ephedrine and Psudo-Ephedrine 

     [ "uppers" ]

    5: feeling "buzzed"

      * e.g.,  ... Cocaine and Crack 

     [ "uppers" ]

    1: a drug that is a stimulant and makes you.. hyper. Some are crack and/or ectacsy <s/p>

      * e.g.,  ... I need some uppers to get through class today 

     [ "Upper Upper West Side" ]

    1: Some who lives in the northern part of Manhattan (New York City) north of West 96th Street (mainly the neighborhoods of Harlem, Washington Heights, and Inwood)

      * e.g.,  ... Miguel doesn't live in Chelsea. The punk lives on the Upper, Upper West Side. 

     [ "one upper" ]

    1: An annoying person who responds to hearing someone else’s experience or problem by immediately telling a similar story about themselves with a much more fantastic (or terrible) outcome.

      * e.g.,  ... Person: I got to meet James Hetfield before the concert and I got his autograph. 

     [ "the upper decker" ]

    1: the act of deficating in the upper tank of ones toilet leaving a foul stench undiscovered with the remnants of muddy water

      * e.g.,  ... before i got kicked out of that bar last night i gave them the upper decker 

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