(a)highgreater than normal in quantity or amount“a high temperature”, “a high price”, “the high point of his career”, “high risks”, “has high hopes”, “the river is high”, “he has a high opinion of himself”
(a)high(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')“a high mountain”, “high ceilings”, “high buildings”, “a high forehead”, “a high incline”, “a foot high”