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Highball vs Greyhound - What's the difference?

highball | greyhound |

As nouns the difference between highball and greyhound

is that highball is a cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc while greyhound is a lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.

As verbs the difference between highball and greyhound

is that highball is to make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration while greyhound is (of fish) to leap rapidly across the surface of the water.

highball

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cocktail made from spirit plus soda water etc.
  • (rail transport) An all clear'' or ''full speed ahead signal.

    • Derived terms

    *highball glass

    Descendants

    * Japanese:

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.
    • If we highball the price, it comes out to $240. If we lowball it, it's closer to $200.
  • (slang, rare, or, erroneous) To move quickly; to hightail.

    • Antonyms

    * (estimate) lowball

    greyhound

    English

    (wikipedia greyhound)

    Alternative forms

    * grayhound

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A lean breed of dog used in hunting and racing.
  • A highball cocktail of vodka and grapefruit juice.

    • Synonyms

    * (highball cocktail) salty dog

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (of fish) To leap rapidly across the surface of the water.