(idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

(idiomatic) A social or economic group wielding undue power, influence or economic clout.

Alternative spelling of high-handed

(Australian rules football) A bump of an opponent, using the side of the body, i.e. roughly the hip through to the upper arm and shoulder; the upper arm is held close against the body. Such a bump is considered fair play unless it is a push in the back or hits the opponent's head (a high contact).

Applied to premium gasoline. / (humorous, by extension) Of coffee: not decaffeinated. / Of a high standard.

Of high quality, particularly good.

(anatomy) One of two roughly symmetrical skeleton parts, each composed of the fused iliac, ischial and pubic bones, that together form the sides of the pelvis.

A junior high school.

(education) A school for children who have completed elementary school or grade school, but are not yet old enough for high school. In the US, it often includes grades 7 and 8, and possibly also 6 or 9.

expensive