High ground
High ground noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: one would have thought that having the superior product would have given the company the high ground in the video format war
Jump and high ground are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Jump" instead a noun phrase "High ground".
Jump
Jump noun - The more favorable condition or position in a competition.
Usage example: get a jump on the competition by starting early
High ground and jump are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "High ground" instead a noun "Jump".
Both terms in one sentence
- Decades later when Anakin, now Vader is fighting Luke and Luke takes the high ground, rather than try to jump up since it didn't work last time he tosses his saber at him.
Source: It Only Works Once -
I Have the High Ground: He tends to jump to the top turnbuckle five or more times in a single match, sometimes in rapid succession.
Source: Wrestling / Rob Van Dam - In the episode "The High Ground", terrorists are using a form of dimensional jump (not a standard transporter) that bypasses normal space and so cannot be blocked or shielded against.
Source: Teleportation Sickness
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