Define upper. upper synonyms, upper pronunciation, upper translation, English dictionary definition of upper. adj. 1. Higher in place, position, or rank: the upper bunk; the upper half of the class.
It is said in Tibetan culture, in order to understand the upper, it is necessary to understand the lower first. Once, the lower is understood, the upper is just an introductory.
You use upper to describe something that is above something else. There is a smart restaurant on the upper floor. Students travel on the cheap lower deck and tourists on the upper.
Definition of upper adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
upper (n.) "part of a shoe above the sole," 1789, from upper (adj.), short for upper shoe or upper leather. The slang sense of "stimulant drug" is attested by 1968, an agent noun from up (v.).
upper (n.) "part of a shoe above the sole," 1789, from upper (adj.), short for upper shoe or upper leather. The slang sense of "stimulant drug" is attested by 1968, an agent noun from up (v.).