'highball' definitions:
Definition of 'highball'
(from WordNet)
noun
A mixed drink made of alcoholic liquor mixed with water or a carbonated beverage and served in a tall glass
Definition of 'highball'
From: GCIDE
- highball \high"ball`\ (h[imac]"b[add]l`), n.
- 1. An alcoholic beverage having a liquor such as whiskey mixed with water or a carbonated beverage, and usually served with ice in a tall glass. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5]
- 2. (Railroads) A railroad track signal permitting the engineer to proceed at full speed. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'highball'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aperitif,
- ball the jack,
- barrel,
- boom,
- bowl along,
- breeze,
- breeze along,
- brush,
- chaser,
- clip,
- cocktail,
- cut along,
- doch-an-dorrach,
- drink,
- eye-opener,
- fleet,
- flit,
- fly,
- fly low,
- foot,
- go fast,
- hotfoot,
- hustle,
- knockout drops,
- make knots,
- Mickey,
- Mickey Finn,
- mixed drink,
- nightcap,
- nip,
- outstrip the wind,
- parting cup,
- pour it on,
- pousse-cafe,
- punch,
- rip,
- run,
- rush,
- scorch,
- sizzle,
- skim,
- speed,
- stirrup cup,
- storm along,
- sundowner,
- sweep,
- tear,
- tear along,
- thunder along,
- wee doch-an-dorrach,
- whisk,
- whiz,
- zing,
- zip,
- zoom