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Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature.

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  1. comp. Being further up, literally or figuratively; higher in place, position, rank, dignity, or the like; superior; as, the upper lip; the upper side of a thing; the upper house of a legislature.
  2. n. The upper leather for a shoe; a vamp.
  3. adj. the topmost one of two; upper
  4. adj. higher in place or position
  5. adj. superior in rank or accomplishment
  6. n. the higher of two berths
  7. n. piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot
  8. n. a central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite; used to treat narcolepsy and some forms of depression
  9. j:98/n:2 n. piece of leather or synthetic material that forms the part of a shoe or boot above the sole that encases the foot s. the topmost one of two s. higher in place or position s. superior in rank or accomplishment