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low

1 [loh]

adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, noun

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–adjective

1.	situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.

2.	of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property.

3.	not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky.

4.	lying or being below the general level: low ground.

5.	designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, esp. near the sea: low countries.

6.	bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow.

7.	(of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low.

8.	rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze.

9.	of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year.

10.	near the first of a series: a low number.

11.	ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket.

12.	indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life.

13.	lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless.

14.	providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet.

15.	of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output.

16.	indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator.

17.	soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur.

18.	Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch.

19.	assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book.

20.	containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches.

21.	nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low.

22.	depressed or dejected: low spirits.

23.	far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth.

24.	of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect.

25.	lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression.

26.	mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions.

27.	coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort.

28.	Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt.

29.	Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization.

30.	Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def. 23).

31.	Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used esp. for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear.

32.	Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve.

33.	Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card.

34.	Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel.

35.	Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices.

–adverb

36.	in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes.

37.	near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low.

38.	in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low.

39.	in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low.

40.	at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high.

41.	at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low.

42.	in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low.

43.	Archaic. far down in time; late.

–noun

44.	something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market.

45.	Automotive. low gear; first gear.

46.	Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def. 37).

47.

Cards.

a.	the lowest trump card.

b.	a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards.

c.	the lowest score in a game.

d.	a player having such a score.

48.	a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness.

49.	Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided.

—Idioms

50.

lay low,

a.	to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low.

b.	to knock down; make prostrate.

c.	Informal. to lie low.

51.

lie low,

a.	to conceal oneself: He had to lie low for a while.

b.	to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one's time: Until the dispute is settled, you would do best to lie low.

Origin:
1125–75; ME lowe, lohe (adj. and n.), earlier lāh < ON lāgr (adj.); c. OFris lēge, lēch, D laag, OHG laege; akin to lie ²

Related forms:

lowish, adjective

lowness, noun

Synonyms:
13. exhausted, sinking, expiring, dying. 17. quiet. 18. deep. 22. dispirited, unhappy, sad. 23. lowly, meek, obscure. 26. ignoble, degraded, servile. 27. rude, crude. See mean ² .

Antonyms:
1–3. high.

low

2 [loh]

–verb (used without object)

1.	to utter the deep, low sound characteristic of cattle; moo.

–verb (used with object)

2.	to utter by or as by lowing.

–noun

3.	the act or the sound of lowing: the low of a distant herd.

Origin:
bef. 1000; ME lowen, OE hlōwan; c. D loeien, OHG hluoen, OS hlōian; akin to ON Hlōi proper name (lit., bellower, shouter), L clāmāre to call out

low

3 [loh]

–verb (used without object) British Dialect.

1.	to burn; blaze.

2.	(of a person) to feel strong emotions; glow with excitement.

Also, lowe.

Origin:
1300–50; ME < ON loga to flame, log a flame, akin to G lohen (v.), Lohe (n.), L lūcēre (v.), lūx (n.) light ¹

Low

[loh]

–noun

1.	David, 1891–1963, English political cartoonist, born in New Zealand.

2.	Juliette, 1860–1927, founder of Girl Scouts in the U.S.

3.	Seth, 1850–1916, U.S. political reformer, educator, and politician.

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low¹ (lō)

adj. low·er, low·est

1. Having little relative height; not high or tall.
2. Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces.
3. Situated or placed below normal height: a low lighting fixture.
4. Situated below the surrounding surfaces: water standing in low spots.
5. Dead and buried.
6. Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté: a low neckline.
7. Lacking strength or vigor; weak.
8. Lacking liveliness or good spirits; discouraged or dejected.
9. Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature.
10. Below an average or a standard: low wages; a low level of communication.
11. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale: a low number; a low grade of oil.
12. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.
13. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value: a low fee; a low income.
Near or at the horizon: The sun is low in the sky.
Close or closer to a reference point: was low in the offensive zone, near the goal.
Linguistics Produced with part or all of the tongue depressed, as a, pronounced (ä), in father. Used of vowels.
Of less than usual or average depth; shallow: The river is low.
Humble in status or character; lowly: of low birth.
Biology Of relatively simple structure in the scale of living organisms.
Unrefined; coarse: low humor.
Violating standards of morality or decency; base: a low stunt to pull. See Synonyms at mean².
1. Lacking strength or vigor; weak.
2. Lacking liveliness or good spirits; discouraged or dejected.
3. Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature.
4. Below an average or a standard: low wages; a low level of communication.
5. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale: a low number; a low grade of oil.
6. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.
7. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value: a low fee; a low income.
1. Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature.
2. Below an average or a standard: low wages; a low level of communication.
3. Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale: a low number; a low grade of oil.
4. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.
5. Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value: a low fee; a low income.
Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.
Not loud; soft: a low murmur.
Being near total depletion: My savings account is low.
Not adequately provided or equipped; short: low on supplies.
Depreciatory; disparaging: a low opinion of him.
Brought down or reduced in health or wealth: in a low state.
Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the least vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.

adv.

1. In or to a low position, level, or space: aimed low; bent low.
2. In or to a low condition or rank; humbly: thought low of himself.
In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition: brought low by failure.
Softly; quietly: speak low.
With a deep pitch: sang low.
At a small price: bought low and sold high.

A low level, position, or degree: Rain collects in the lows. The stock market fell to a new low.
Meteorology A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.
The low gear configuration of a transmission.

[Middle English loue, from Old Norse lāgr; see legh- in Indo-European roots.]
low'ness n.

low² (lō)

n. The characteristic sound uttered by cattle; a moo.
intr.v. lowed, low·ing, lows
To utter the sound made by cattle; moo.

[From Middle English lowen, to moo, from Old English hlōwan; see kelə-² in Indo-European roots.]

Low (lō)

American founder of the Girl Scouts (1912).

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Low

Low\, obs. strong imp. of Laugh. --Chaucer.

Low

Low\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lowed; p. pr. & vb. n. Lowing.] [OE. lowen, AS. hl?wan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG. hl?jan, hluojan.] To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo.

The lowing herd wind slowly o'er the lea. --Gray.

Low

Low\, n. The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.

Talking voices and the law of herds. --Wordsworth.

Low

Low\, n. [AS. hl[=a]w; akin to Goth. hlaiw a grave, hlains a hill, and to E. lean to incline.] A hill; a mound; a grave. [Obs. except in place names.] --Skeat.

Low

Low\, n. [Icel. log, logi; akin to E. light, n.] Fire; a flame; a light. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]

Low

Low\, v. i. To burn; to blaze. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.] --Burns.

Low

Low\, a. [Compar. Lower; superl. Lowest.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See Lie to be prostrate.]

1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.

2. Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.

3. Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.

4. Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.

5. Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.

6. Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.

7. (Mus.) Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.

8. (Phon.) Made, as a vowel, with a low position of part of the tongue in relation to the palate; as, ? (?m), ? (all). See Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 5, 10, 11.

9. Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.

10. Numerically small; as, a low number.

11. Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.

12. Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.

Why but to keep ye low and ignorant ? --Milton.

13. Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.

14. Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.

In comparison of these divine writers, the noblest wits of the heathen world are low and dull. --Felton.

15. Submissive; humble. "Low reverence." --Milton.

16. Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.

17. Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.

18. Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.

19. Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.

Note: Low is often used in the formation of compounds which require no special explanation; as, low-arched, low- browed, low-crowned, low-heeled, low-lying, low-priced, low-roofed, low-toned, low-voiced, and the like.

Low Church. See High Church, under High.

Low Countries, the Netherlands.

Low German, Low Latin, etc. See under German, Latin, etc.

Low life, humble life.

Low milling, a process of making flour from grain by a single grinding and by siftings.

Low relief. See Bas-relief.

Low side window (Arch.), a peculiar form of window common in medi[ae]val churches, and of uncertain use. Windows of this sort are narrow, near the ground, and out of the line of the windows, and in many different situations in the building.

Low spirits, despondency.

Low steam, steam having a low pressure.

Low steel, steel which contains only a small proportion of carbon, and can not be hardened greatly by sudden cooling.

Low Sunday, the Sunday next after Easter; -- popularly so called.

Low tide, the farthest ebb of the tide; the tide at its lowest point; low water.

Low water. (a) The lowest point of the ebb tide; a low stage of the in a river, lake, etc. (b) (Steam Boiler) The condition of an insufficient quantity of water in the boiler.

Low water alarm or indicator (Steam Boiler), a contrivance of various forms attached to a boiler for giving warning when the water is low.

Low water mark, that part of the shore to which the waters recede when the tide is the lowest. --Bouvier.

Low wine, a liquor containing about 20 percent of alcohol, produced by the first distillation of wash; the first run of the still; -- often in the plural.

Low

Low\, n. (Card Playing) The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

Low

Low\, adv. 1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.

2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low.

3. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

4. In time approaching our own.

In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds. --Locke.

5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low. --Addison.

The . . . odorous wind Breathes low between the sunset and the moon. --Tennyson.

6. With a low musical pitch or tone.

Can sing both high and low. --Shak.

7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser.

8. (Astron.) 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; as, the moon runs low, that is, is comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

Low

Low\, v. t. To depress; to lower. [Obs.] --Swift.

Language Translation for : low

Spanish: bajo,

German: niedrig,

Japanese: 低い

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low (adj.)

M.E. lah (c.1150), from O.N. lagr "low," from P.Gmc. *lægaz (cf. O.Fris. lech, Du. laag, Ger. läge "low"), lit. "that which is lying flat;" related to O.E. licgan (see lie (v.)). Meaning "humble in rank" is from c.1200; "undignified" is from 1559; sense of "dejected, dispirited" is attested from 1737. In reference to sounds, it is attested from 1422. In geographical usage, it refers to the part of a country near the sea-shore (c.1300; cf. Low Countries "Holland, Belgium, Luxemburg," 1548). Low-down "vulgar" is from 1888. Lowbrow "person who is not intellectual" is first attested 1902, said to have been coined by humorist Will Irwin. Low-life (adj.) "disreputable, vulgar" is from 1794; as a noun, "coarse, no-good person" it is recorded from 1911. Lowly "humble" is from c.1374.

low (v.)

O.E. hlowan "make a noise like a cow," from P.Gmc. *khlo- (cf. M.Du. loeyen, O.H.G. hluojen), from onomatopoeic PIE base *kla- (see claim).

Main Entry: low
Pronunciation: 'lO
Function: adjective
Inflected Form: low·er /'lO(-&)r/; low·est /'lO-&st/
: having a relatively less complex organization : not greatly differentiated or developed phylogenetically —usually used in the comparative degree of less advanced types ofplants and animals lower vertebrates> lower eukaryotes —Malcolm Potts etal>; —compare HIGH 1

low

In addition to the idioms beginning with low, also see at a low ebb; (low) boiling point; high and low; keep a low profile; lay someone low; lie low.

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