high-low

See also: highlow and high/low

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪləʊ

Adjective

high-low (not comparable)

1. (poker) Describing a game in which the high hand and the low hand win.

   Alternative form: high/low

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.

Noun

high-low (countable and uncountable, plural high-lows)

1. (fashion) Alternative form of highlow (“type of shoe”)
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.