highball

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Synonyms: highwall, nightall, hightail, eightball, fishball, highballs, highfill

Antonyms: highwall, nightall, hightail, eightball, fishball, highballs, highfill

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Noun

1. A [[cocktail]] made from a [[spirit]] plus [[soda water]] etc.
2. {{lb|en|rail transport|US}} An ''[[all clear]]'' or ''[[full speed ahead]]'' signal.
3. {{lb|en|climbing}} A very high [[bouldering]] [[problem]], often with a hard landing.
4. {{clipping of|en|highball glass}}, {{n-g|a [[tall]] [[glass]] [[tumbler]] [[use]]d for [[serving]] highballs.}}

Verb

1. To make an [[estimate]] which tends toward [[exaggerate|exaggeration]].
2. {{lb|en|US|slang|possibly|dated}} To move [[quickly]]; to [[hightail]].

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