high-low

[ hahy-loh hahy-loh ]

noun

1. a game of poker in which both high and low hands are eligible to win, the pot usually being split equally between the player with the highest hand and the player with the lowest hand.
2. Also high·low. an ankle-high, laced shoe.
3. Chiefly Bridge. a signal for one's partner to lead a suit, conveyed by playing a high card and then a lower card in that suit.

adjective

1. having a hemline that is longer in the back than the front:

   high-low dresses; a high-low blouse.

Word History and Origins

Origin of high-low¹

First recorded in 1795–1805

Example Sentences

Now most of the world’s distance runners do high-low training at least part of each year.

From Los Angeles Times

The high-low halo cloaking Black American music makes it easy to forget that this music began on slave ships.

From Los Angeles Times

This high-low juxtaposition — much like the caviar-potato chip pairing seen on the series — is another example of something that makes “Housewives” so alluring and topsy-turvy.

From Salon

The high-low method puts some out of town locations in the high category and some in the low category.

From Encyclopedia.com

“I basically have had a show every season from that point on — sometimes with zero money, and sometimes with great sponsors and backers. It’s been a high-low roller coaster ride.”

From Los Angeles Times