UPPER HAND

Meaning of UPPER HAND in English

noun

1. : control , mastery , advantage

finally got the upper hand of the situation

at first the Liberals held the upper hand — C.L.Jones

2. archaic : the position of honor or authority

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

UPPER HAND — noun Date: 15th century mastery , advantage , control
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
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 — n. Controlling power; advantage. In the third round the champion got the upper hand over his opponent and knocked him …
American Idioms English 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
HAND
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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