Upper | Mean of upper in English Dictionary

/ˈʌpɚ/

• located above another or others of the same kind
1. the tree's upper branches
2. upper and lower front teeth
3. the upper jaw
4. her upper extremities/limbs [=her arms and hands]
5. the wing's upper and lower surfaces
6. the ship's upper and lower decks
7. Who will sleep on the upper berth?
8. The upper stories/floors are occupied by offices.
9. the upper layer of the Earth's crust
10. temperatures in the mid to upper 20s
• located at or near the top
1. Write your name on the upper left-hand corner of the page.
2. relief of upper back pain
3. exercises to improve upper body strength [=strength in the arms, shoulders, neck, and back]
4. the mountain's upper and lower slopes
5. the upper atmosphere
6. There is no upper age limit for participation.
7. He's at the upper end of the pay scale.
8. The upper two-thirds of the wall has been painted.
• located toward the north
1. a restaurant in upper Manhattan
2. an apartment on upper Fifth Avenue
3. the upper Great Lakes region

• above another or others in position, rank, or order
1. the upper echelons of society
2. upper-level executives
3. upper management
4. the upper middle class
• Noun
• the parts of a shoe or boot above the sole
1. leather uppers
• a drug that gives you more energy
• having very little money
1. He'd come to me for money whenever he was on his uppers.