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To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration. / (US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.

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highball

Source Word

highball

US dated possibly slang

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration. / (US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.

Japanese Meaning

大げさに推測する、誇張して見積もる / 素早く動く、急いで逃げる

Don't highball the budget just to secure approval; be realistic about the costs.

承認を得るために予算を大げさに見積もらないでください。費用は現実的に見積もってください。

Sense（1）

To make an estimate which tends toward exaggeration.

Sense（2）

(US, slang, possibly dated) To move quickly; to hightail.

Booster-equipped 628 highballs west at Glen Lake, Minn., back in 1947.

highballs

（ present singular third-person ）

highballing

（ participle present ）

highballed

（ participle past ）

highballed

（ past ）