1
: an iced drink containing liquor (such as whiskey) and water or a carbonated beverage (such as ginger ale) and served in a tall glass
2
: a railroad signal for a train to proceed at full speed
highballed; highballing; highballs
: to go at full or high speed
a highballing express train
Synonyms
Verb
- barrel
- belt
- blast
- blaze
- blow
- bolt
- bomb [slang]
- bowl
- breeze
- bundle
- bustle
- buzz
- cannonball
- careen
- career
- chase
- course
- crack (on)
- dash
- drive
- fly
- hare
- hasten
- hie
- hotfoot (it)
- hump
- hurl
- hurry
- hurtle
- hustle
- jet
- jump
- motor
- nip
- pelt
- race
- ram
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- rustle
- scoot
- scurry
- scuttle
- shoot
- speed
- step
- tear
- travel
- trot
- whirl
- whisk
- zip
- zoom
Examples of highball in a Sentence
Verb
trying to make up for lost time, the train just highballed through the station without stopping
Recent Examples on the Web
Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
It can be mixed with lemonade and seltzer water for a simple highball or with soda water for a non-alcoholic mule.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Maybe that’s why drinks like the ginger highball are still around.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Jemima Kirke, Beverly Nguyen, Quil Lemons, Kimberly Drew, Dara Allen, June Ambrose, Tina Leung, Zanna Roberts Rassi and Leandra Medine mingled about as highballs of a ginger and peach drink passed by.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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Noun
The cocktails were served in vintage tumblers and highballs from North Country Vintage, which is owned by Joanna Murphy.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 4 Nov. 2024
It can be mixed with lemonade and seltzer water for a simple highball or with soda water for a non-alcoholic mule.
—Rachel King, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
Maybe that’s why drinks like the ginger highball are still around.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Jemima Kirke, Beverly Nguyen, Quil Lemons, Kimberly Drew, Dara Allen, June Ambrose, Tina Leung, Zanna Roberts Rassi and Leandra Medine mingled about as highballs of a ginger and peach drink passed by.
—Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Highball.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highball. Accessed 29 Nov. 2024.
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