high-five

/ˈhaɪˌfaɪv/

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Definition of high-five - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

celebration gesturegesture where two people slap raised palms together

They gave each other a high-five after the win.

Verb

gestureslap raised palms together as a greeting or celebration

They high-five after scoring a goal.

slap

smack

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gesture where two people slap raised palms together

Expressions with high-five

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give a high-five

slap hands with someone to celebrate or agree

They gave a high-five after winning the game.

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give me five

exp.

gestures

ask for a high-five

gimme five

exp.

greeting

slang for give me a high-five

slap someone five

gestures

give someone a high five

gimme some skin

exp.

gesture

request for handshake or high five

gimme a five

exp.

gestures

request to receive a high five gesture from someone

give me a five

exp.

greeting

request a high five gesture for greeting or celebration

lay some skin on

greeting

give a handshake or high five

treble staff

music

set of five lines with treble clef for high notes

Examples of high-five in a sentence

The team celebrated with a high-five in the locker room.
We high-five at meetings to celebrate wins.
High-five your teammate when they finish!

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French:high-five, taper dans la main, ...
German:High Five, abklatschen, ...
Italian:cinque, darsi il cinque, ...
Spanish:high-five, chocar los cinco, ...
Portuguese:high five, dar um high-five, ...
Chinese:击掌, 互相击掌, ...
Japanese:ハイタッチ, ハイファイブ, ...
Arabic:هاي فايف, صَفَّقَ بِالكَفَّيْنِ, ...
Hebrew:הַיי-פַייב, לְהַיי־פַיְיב, ...
Russian:дай пять, дать пять, ...
Ukrainian:хай-файв, дати п'ять, ...
Hindi:हाई-फाइव, हाथ मिलाना, ...
Bengali:হাই-ফাইভ, হাই-ফাইভ করা, ...
Catalan:xocada de mans, fer un xoc de mans, ...
Czech:placák, plácnout si, ...
Danish:high-five, give highfive, ...
Dutch:high five, highfiven, ...
Greek:χάι-φάιβ, κάνω high-five, ...
Hungarian:pacsi, pacsizni, ...
Khmer:កាយវិការលើកបាតដៃទះគ្នាដើម្បីអបអរ, ទះបាតដៃលើកឡើងគ្នា, ...
Korean:하이파이브, 하이파이브하다, ...
Persian:بزن قدش, های‌فایو کردن, ...
Polish:piątka, przybić piątkę, ...
Portuguese (BR):high five, bater as mãos, ...
Romanian:high-five, a da un high-five, ...
Swedish:high five, high-fiva, ...
Thai:ไฮไฟว์, ตบมือไฮไฟว์, ...
Turkish:beşlik, el şakası yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:cái đập tay ăn mừng, đập tay, ...

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