Definition of "get high"

get high

verb
third-person singular simple present gets high, present participle getting high, simple past got high, past participle (UK) got high or (US) gotten high
1. (idiomatic, slang) To intoxicate oneself with drugs or other substances.
  Quotations
  I get high with a little help from my friends
  1967, “With a Little Help from My Friends”, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by Beatles
  But now you've sucked Your lemon peel dry, / so why not get high, high, high
  1972, Lou Reed (lyrics and music), “Goodnight Ladies”, in Transformer
  I was going to make love to you, but I got high
  2001, “Because I Got High”, in Because I Got High, performed by Afroman
2. (figurative, slang) To become euphoric by means of other than the use of drugs.
3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see get,‎ high.

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