Background for low

low

/ləʊ/ /loʊ/ /laʊ/

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

noun

Something that is low; a low point.

Examples :

"Economic growth has hit a new low."

position point essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

noun

The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

Examples :

"Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."

value math business economy finance statistics period essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

noun

A depressed mood or situation.

Examples :

"He is in a low right now"

mind emotion condition situation essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

noun

An area of low pressure; a depression.

Examples :

"A deep low is centred over the British Isles."

weather geography essential

Illustration low - Image 1

noun

The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

Examples :

"Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."

vehicle technical machine essential

Illustration low - Image 1

noun

The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

Examples :

"In the card game, the low is the deuce of spades. "

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

noun

(slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

Examples :

"He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."

economy business finance value essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

Illustration low - Image 5

verb

To depress; to lower.

Examples :

"The bad news about the project lowered everyone's spirits. "

action condition essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

Illustration low - Image 5

adjective

Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

Examples :

"a low wall a low shelf"

position appearance geography essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

adjective

Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

Examples :

"a low bow"

appearance position amount essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

adjective

Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

Examples :

"Now that was low even for you!"

quality value character attitude society essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Humble, meek, not haughty.

Examples :

"My sister has a very low opinion of loud music. "

character attitude moral essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adjective

Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

Examples :

"She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."

value attitude character moral essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

adjective

Being a nadir, a bottom.

Examples :

"the low point in her career"

position amount degree essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adjective

Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

Examples :

"low spirits"

mind emotion essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

Examples :

"a low pulse"

body condition medicine essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

Illustration low - Image 4

Illustration low - Image 5

adjective

Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

Examples :

"My energy levels were low after a long day at work. "

amount value energy essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

Examples :

"low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"

style quality essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

(in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

Examples :

"the low northern latitudes"

geography essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adjective

(acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

Examples :

"Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."

sound music physics frequency essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Quiet; soft; not loud.

Examples :

"They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."

sound language essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

Examples :

"My grandfather's speech was often low, making it hard to understand him without listening carefully. "

phonetics language linguistics essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

adjective

Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

Examples :

"a low card"

value game essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adjective

Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

Examples :

"The school cafeteria served a low-nutrition lunch today, just bread and water. "

food quality essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adjective

(of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

Examples :

"low gear"

vehicle technical essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

adverb

Close to the ground.

Examples :

"The airplane flew low over the city. "

position direction essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adverb

Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

Examples :

"The singer sang the note low, creating a somber tone. "

sound music frequency phonetics essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

Illustration low - Image 3

adverb

With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

Examples :

"to speak low"

sound communication essential

Illustration low - Image 1

Illustration low - Image 2

adverb

Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

Examples :

"He sold his wheat low."

business economy essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adverb

In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

Examples :

"The student answered the questions low, barely whispering the answers. "

moral character attitude condition value essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adverb

In a time approaching our own.

Examples :

"The old photographs show our grandmother, smiling, low in the picture, during a family gathering. "

time future essential

Illustration low - Image 1

adverb

In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

Examples :

"The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."

astronomy space essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

Examples :

"There were many laughing children running on the school grounds."

emotion human body mind entertainment physiology sound action essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

To be or appear cheerful, pleasant, mirthful, lively, or brilliant; to sparkle; to sport.

Examples :

"The children's laughter lowed as they played hide-and-seek in the park. "

appearance emotion character essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

(followed by "at") To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.

Examples :

"The students lowed at the clumsy way the new student tripped. "

attitude communication language action entertainment human word essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.

Examples :

"The comedian lowed the audience with his silly jokes about traffic jams. "

attitude communication entertainment human mind society style essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

To express by, or utter with, laughter.

Examples :

"The comedian lowed at the audience's silly question. "

sound language communication essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

Examples :

"The cattle were lowing."

animal sound essential

Illustration low - Image 1

noun

A flame; fire; blaze.

Examples :

"The low flickered, casting dancing shadows on the wall. "

nature energy essential

Illustration low - Image 1

verb

To burn; to blaze.

Examples :

"The campfire was low, barely giving off any warmth. "

energy physics nature essential

Illustration low - Image 1

noun

Barrow, mound, tumulus.

Examples :

"The archaeologists carefully excavated the low, revealing the burial goods inside. "

archaeology geology history essential

Illustration low - Image 1

noun

(Scottish dialectal) A hill.

Examples :

"The children played hide-and-seek on the low, grassy hill. "

geography nature essential