high sides

Pan's vertical edges

High sides refers to the raised edges of a container, vehicle, or space—a pan with high sides keeps oil from splattering, a crib with high sides prevents a baby from climbing out.

In motorcycling, to high-side is to be thrown over the handlebars when the rear wheel suddenly regains traction during a skid, flipping the rider over the high side of the bike: He high-sided coming out of the turn.

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carts · shopping cart · edge · fences · border · trays · baking dish · bassinets · containers · cribs · baby crib · barriers · skillets · cast iron pan · protection · woks · deep fryer · bins

Opposites
vertical dimension of container/vessel walls

high sidesshort sides

short walls · shallow · low-profile · flat · rimless

containment capacity

high sidesopen

Not closed

shallow · flat surface · saucerlike · flat-bottomed · rimless

Family

high, side, higher, highest, highly, highness, sides, sided, siding

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G