"high-low" meaning in English

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Adjective

Rhymes: -aɪləʊ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} high-low (not comparable)
  1. (poker) Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Poker
    Sense id: en-high-low-en-adj-Fx2ObeDK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 33 19 34 Topics: card-games, poker
  2. (gambling) Designating a blackjack card counting technique in which the lowest cards are worth +1 point and the highest cards -1 point, and the counter places higher bets against higher point totals. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Gambling
    Sense id: en-high-low-en-adj-yCoEwERn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 33 19 34 Topics: gambling, games

Noun

Forms: high-lows [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪləʊ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} high-low (countable and uncountable, plural high-lows)
  1. (fashion) Alternative form of highlow (“type of shoe”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: highlow (extra: type of shoe) Categories (topical): Fashion
    Sense id: en-high-low-en-noun-XlYI~~iU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 33 19 34 Topics: fashion, lifestyle
  2. (uncountable, card games) A card game where a player has to guess if the next card will be higher or lower than the one shown. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Card games
    Sense id: en-high-low-en-noun-R~y2VAc- Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 33 19 34 Topics: card-games, games

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