UPPER HAND

Meaning of UPPER HAND in English

n. Controlling power; advantage. In the third round the champion got the upper hand over his opponent and knocked him out. The cowboy trained the wild horse so that he finally got the whip hand and tamed the horse.

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UPPER HAND — noun Date: 15th century mastery , advantage , control
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
UPPER HAND — noun 1. : control , mastery , advantage finally got the upper hand of the situation at first the Liberals …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPER HAND — the dominating or controlling position; advantage: to have the upper hand in the fight. [ 1475-85 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER HAND — advantage; priority
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
UPPER HAND — Date: 15th century : mastery , advantage , control was determined not to let the opposition get the upper hand
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPPER HAND — Function: noun Date: 15th century : MASTERY , ADVANTAGE , CONTROL <was determined not to let the opposition get the …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
UPPER HAND — [upper hand] n (15c): mastery, advantage, control "was determined not to let the opposition get the upper hand"
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPPER HAND — Synonyms and related words : advantage, ascendance, ascendancy, authority, balance of power, bulge, charisma, charm, clout, coign of vantage, consequence, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER HAND — = whip hand
Slang English vocab
UPPER HAND — Function: noun Synonyms: BETTER 2, advantage, superiority, victory, whip hand
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPPER-HAND — n. Superiority, advantage, ascendency, dominion, rule, pre-eminence, supremacy, mastery, mastership, whip-hand, control.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
UPPER HAND — noun Synonyms: better 2, advantage, superiority, victory, whip hand
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER HAND — n. control ( colloq. ) 1) to gain, get; have the ~ 2) to lose the ~ 3) the ~ …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
UPPER HAND — (See the upper hand)
English Idioms vocab
UPPER HAND — See the upper hand
English Idioms vocabulary
UPPER HAND — верх
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER HAND — get the upper hand - господствовать, иметь превосходство
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPPER HAND — get the upper hand - господствовать, иметь превосходство
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
UPPER HAND — верх
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Английский словарь Британика
UPPER — I. ˈəpə(r) adjective Etymology: Middle English, from uppe up + -er — more at up 1. : relatively high in …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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Webster's New International English Dictionary
UPPER — (comp.) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper …
Английский словарь Webster
UPPER — ( comp. ) Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — upper 1 /up"euhr/ , adj. 1. higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HAND
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UPPER — I. ˈə-pər adjective Etymology: Middle English, comparative of up (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : higher in physical position, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HAND — I. ˈhand noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German hant hand Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UPPER — noun the upper leather for a shoe; a vamp. 2. upper (·comp) being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in …
Webster English vocab
HAND — noun rate; price. 2. hand ·vi to cooperate. 3. hand ·noun a bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 4. hand …
Webster English vocab
UPPER — [up.per] adj [ME, compar. of [2]up] (14c) 1 a: higher in physical position, rank, or order b: farther inland "the …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HAND — [hand] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG hant hand] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1): the terminal part …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UPPER — upper BrE AmE ˈʌp ə AmE \ - ə r ▷ upper|s z ▶ ˌ upper ˈ case ◂ BrE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
UPPER — / ˈʌpə(r); NAmE / adjective , noun ■ adjective [ only before noun ] 1. located above sth else, especially …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HAND — / hænd; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun PART OF BODY 1. [ C ] the part of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — I. up ‧ per 1 W2 /ˈʌpə $ -er/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HAND — I. hand 1 S1 W1 /hænd/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ hand , ↑ handful ; …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UPPER — adj. & n. --adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UPPER — adj. & n. adj. 1 higher in place; situated above another part (the upper atmosphere; the upper lip). 2 higher …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. n. 1 a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HAND — n. & v. --n. 1. a the end part of the human arm beyond the wrist, including the fingers and …
Oxford English vocab
HAND — I. NOUN USES AND PHRASES /hænd/ ( hands) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. You use upper to describe something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UPPER — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an upper/lower limit (= the highest/lowest amount allowed ) ▪ There is no upper …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
HAND — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES an ordeal at the hands of sb (= used to say who has made …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
UPPER — n. Upper Avon Upper Volta Upper Canada
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
UPPER — Synonyms and related words : Benzedrine, Benzedrine pill, C, Dexamyl, Dexamyl pill, Dexedrine, Dexedrine pill, Methedrine, a cut above, above, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Slang English vocab
UPPER — n. upper class upper crust upper hand upper story
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
UPPER — n. 25B6; adjective the upper floor : HIGHER, superior; top. the upper echelons of the party : SENIOR, superior, higher-level, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
HAND — n. 25B6; noun big, strong hands : palm, fist; informal paw, mitt, duke, hook, meat hook; Zoology manus. the clock's …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
UPPER — adj. 1 higher (up), loftier, topmost, more elevated, uppermost Air is less dense in the upper parts of the atmosphere …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — n. 1 Slang mitt, paw, US lunch-hook Keep your hands off me, you oaf! 2 help, aid, assistance, helping hand, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
HAND — See: AT HAND, BIRD IN THE HAND IS WORTH TWO IN THE BUSH, BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS ONE, CLEAN …
Словарь английских идиом
UPPER — 1. прил. 1) верхний; высший, наивысший upper crust Upper House upper servants upper storey upper ten 2) горн. восстающий (о …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HAND — 1. сущ. 1) а) рука (кисть) to clap one's hands ≈ хлопать, апплодировать to clasp, grab, grasp hand ≈ сжать …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UPPER — upper.ogg 1. ʹʌpə n 1. обыкн. pl передок ботинка 2. обыкн. pl гетры, гамаши 3. разг. верхнее место ( в …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — hand.ogg 1. hænd n _I 1. рука, кисть руки cupped hands - горсть; пригоршня the back of the hand - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть ( руки робота ) 4) стрелка ( прибора ) 5) крыло …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
HAND — 1) (механическая) рука 2) захватное устройство; схват 3) кисть (руки робота) 4) стрелка (прибора) 5) крыло (семафора) 6) хэнд (внесистемная единица длины) 7) сторона; направление 8) работник, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
UPPER — 1) верх обуви 2) верхний 3) верховой 4) высший • at the upper right — вверху справа essential upper bound — существенная верхняя грань essential upper gage …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
UPPER — upper прил.1) а) верхний upper air, upper atmosphere — верхние слои атмосферы - upper crust - upper storey - upper …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
UPPER — 1. ʹʌpə n 1. обыкн. pl передок ботинка 2. обыкн. pl гетры, гамаши 3. разг. верхнее место ( в вагоне …
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