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- Dictionaryup·per/ˈəpər/
adjective
- 1. situated above another part: "his upper arm"
- 2. situated on higher ground or away from the sea: "the union of Upper and Lower Egypt" Similar Opposite
noun
- 1. the part of a boot or shoe above the sole: "leather uppers"
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UPPER definition: 1. at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part of something: 2. the…. Learn more.
1. a. : higher in physical position, rank, or order. the upper lip. upper management. b. : farther inland. the upper Mississippi. 2. : 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. 3. a.
upper in British English. (ˈʌpə ) adjective. 1. higher or highest in relation to physical position, wealth, rank, status, etc. 2. (capital when part of a name) lying farther upstream, inland, or farther north. the upper valley of the Loire. 3. (capital when part of a name) geology, archaeology.
Use the adjective upper to describe something that's the highest or top in position or rank. Your upper arm is above your lower arm, and the upper bunk on your bunkbed is closest to the ceiling. Upper is useful for talking about anything that's located above something else.
Noun. Idiom. Filter. adjective. In a place or on a level above another. Upper lip, upper jaw, upper floor. Webster's New World. Higher in rank, authority, or dignity. The upper classes. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Situated on higher ground. Upper regions. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
UPPER meaning: 1. at a higher position or level than something else, or being the top part of something: 2. the…. Learn more.
upper adjective [always before noun] (SOCIAL CLASS) of a higher social class. the upper limit. the highest amount or level, or the longest time that something is allowed. See also. get/gain the upper hand. (Definition of upper from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Upper definition: higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale. See examples of UPPER used in a sentence.
at or near the top of something. There is an upper limit of £20 000 spent on any one project. the upper echelons of society. a blockage in the throat or upper airway. the upper arm/body. in the upper left/right corner of the painting. the upper part of the ship's hull. the upper slopes of the mountain. salaries at the upper end of the pay scale.
1. You use upper to describe something that is above something else. [...] 2. You use upper to describe the higher part of something. [...] 3. See the upper hand [...] More. Synonyms of 'upper' • topmost, top [...] • higher, high [...] • superior, senior, higher-level [...] More. Idioms with 'upper' have the upper hand keep a stiff upper lip.
