high five
A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands…A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
» Tom gave Mary a high five.
Том дал Мэри «пять».
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A gesture of celebration or victory in which two people slap the palms of their hands together at shoulder height or higher.
(countable, uncountable)A game which uses a technique providing a user with an emotional reward after they complete a minor task or achievement.
(uncountable)The game of cinch.
Examples
15 sentencesTom gave Mary a high five.
ruТом дал Мэри «пять». — Balamax
I saw her high-five him.
I'd high five you if I could.
Gunter graduated from high school about five years ago.
Benedito gave out high fives to fans in the queue.
Translations
5 languagesOrigin
From high + five. The five refers to the five fingers of each hand.From high + five. The five refers to the five fingers of each hand.
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Forms
plural: high fivesWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable