Low

adjective lower · lowest

1. Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty. standing on low ground
2. Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions. the low countries
3. Below the batter's knees. the pitch (or: the ball) was low
4. Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured. a low bow
5. Low-cut. Again, observe the unmeaningness of the low neck fashion. Our mothers wore low dresses and bare arms all day long; they knew if their shoulders and arms were beautiful they would look as well by daylight as by candlelight; […]
6. Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.) low birth
7. Humble, meek, not haughty. God loves an humble soul. It is not our high birth, but our low hearts God delights in.
8. Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence. She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
9. Being a nadir, a bottom. the low point in her career
10. Depressed in mood, dejected, sad. low spirits
11. Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak. a low pulse
12. Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
13. Dead. (Compare lay low.) And wilt thou weep when I am low?
14. Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc). My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number
15. Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative). diets low in vitamin A
16. Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply. running low on cash
17. especially Simple in complexity or development. low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms
18. Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory). Among them there was none more low, more pious, more sincere, or more given to interference. To teach Mr. Worth his duty as a parish clergyman was evidently a necessity to such a bishop.
19. Being near the equator. the low northern latitudes
20. Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat. The note was too low for her to sing.
21. Quiet; soft; not loud. They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
22. 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.
23. Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc. a low card
24. archaic Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple. The Physicians ordered a low diet, and cooling ptisans in great abundance.
25. Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed. low gear

Similar: Synonyms: immoral, abject, scummy, scurvy

noun lows

1. A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc). You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
2. The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period. Today's low was 32 °F.
3. A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation. He is in a low right now. the highs and lows of bipolar disorder
4. informal An area of low pressure; a depression. A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
5. The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle. Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
6. The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
7. slang, usually A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price. He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.

adverb lower · lowest

1. Close to the ground.
2. Of a pitch, at a lower frequency. Can sing both high and low.
3. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently. to speak low
4. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply. He sold his wheat low.
5. In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly. But ever since the concept of "hamartia" recurred through Aristotle's Poetics, in an attempt to describe man's ingrained iniquity, our impulse has been to identify a telling defect in those brought suddenly and dramatically low.
6. In a 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.
7. 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. The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.

verb lows · lowing · lowed

1. obsolete, transitive To lower; to make low. I shall only say this, that all the other graces must low the sail to faith, and so it is faith must carry us through, being that last triumphing grace, […]

verb

1. obsolete, past simple past of laugh.laugh

verb lows · lowing · lowed

1. intransitive To moo. The cattle were lowing.

noun lows · lowe

1. Scotland, UK, countable, dialectal A flame; fire; blaze. She was, as one of them expressed himself, in a light low (bright flame) when they observed a king's ship, with her colours up, heave in sight from behind the cape. The guns of the burning vessel discharged themselves […]

verb lows · lowing · lowed · lowe

1. Scotland, UK, dialectal To burn; to blaze. Driest wood will eithest low,

noun lows · lawe

1. archaic, obsolete Barrow, mound, tumulus. A barrow or Low, such as were usually cast up over the bodies of eminent Captains.
2. Scottish, archaic, dialectal A hill. And some they brought the brown lint-seed, and flung it down from the Low.

verb lows · lowing · lowed

1. alternative Alternative form of 'low.'low

proper noun Lows

1. countable, uncountable A surname.
2. countable, uncountable A township municipality in La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Outaouais, Quebec, Canada, named after Charles Adamson Low.
3. countable, uncountable A ghost town in Tooele County, Utah, United States.

proper noun

1. The station code of Lo Wu in Hong Kong.

noun

1. abbreviation, acronym, uncountable Acronym of launch on warning.launch on warning