highball
highball · highballs · highballed · highballing
To make an estimate which tends toward exaggerationTo make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.
US/ˈhaɪˌbɑl/
Meaning
2 sensesTo make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.
If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.
(US, dated, possibly, slang)To move quickly; to hightail.
Origin
From high + ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.From high + ball, of the same railroad origins as lowball.
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Forms
highballs, highballing, highballed, highballedregular · Lesson
| Base form | highball · to highball |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | highballs |
| Present participle | highballing |
| Past simple | highballed |
| Past participle | highballed |
Tenses
highball · highballed · will highball · have highballedPoint at a form to see it in a sentence.Tap a form to see it in a sentence.
Antonyms
1 antonymsTo make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration:lowball
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.