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lower

/ˈləʊə/ /ˈloʊɚ/ /ˈlaʊ.ə/ /ˈlaʊ.ɚ/

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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"

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

Examples :

"a low bow"

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

Examples :

"Now that was low even for you!"

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Humble, meek, not haughty.

Examples :

"My younger brother is a lower, more considerate person than I am. "

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Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

Examples :

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

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Being a nadir, a bottom.

Examples :

"the low point in her career"

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Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

Examples :

"low spirits"

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

Examples :

"a low pulse"

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

Examples :

"The bookstore had a lower price on the new mystery novel. "

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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"

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(in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

Examples :

"the low northern latitudes"

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(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."

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Quiet; soft; not loud.

Examples :

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

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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 sister's singing voice has a lower tone, making her sound more mature than her classmates. "

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

Examples :

"a low card"

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

Examples :

"The school cafeteria served a lower quality lunch today; the vegetables were plain and the meat was very simple. "

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

Examples :

"low gear"

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Close to the ground.

Examples :

"The birds flew lower and lower over the fields. "

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Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

Examples :

"The piano player tuned the C note lower to match the other instruments. "

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

Examples :

"to speak low"

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

Examples :

"He sold his wheat low."

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In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

Examples :

"The student spoke lower and more quietly to avoid disturbing the others in the library. "

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In a time approaching our own.

Examples :

"My grandmother's stories about her childhood, lower, are fascinating. "

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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."

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To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down

Examples :

"lower a bucket into a well"

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Examples :

"to lower a flag"

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To reduce the height of

Examples :

"lower a chimney or turret"

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To depress as to direction

Examples :

"lower the aim of a gun"

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To make less elevated

Examples :

"The teacher lowered the volume of the music to allow the students to focus on the lesson. "

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To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of

Examples :

"lower distilled liquors"

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To bring down; to humble

Examples :

"The teacher's kind words helped lower the students' anxieties about the difficult test. "

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(lower oneself) To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

Examples :

"I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes."

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To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

Examples :

"lower the interest rate"

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To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease

Examples :

"The river lowered as rapidly as it rose."

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To decrease in value, amount, etc.

Examples :

"The price of milk has lowered this week. "

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To frown; to look sullen.

Examples :

"The student lowered her eyebrows, looking displeased with the difficult math problem. "

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To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; of the sky: to be covered with dark and threatening clouds; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

Examples :

"The sky lowered ominously just before the storm. "

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