What does LOW mean?

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. low, depressionnoun

    an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

    "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

  2. Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Lownoun

    British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

  3. lownoun

    a low level or position or degree

    "the stock market fell to a new low"

  4. first gear, first, low gear, lowadjective

    the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

  5. lowadjective

    less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

    "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

  6. lowadjective

    literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

    "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"

  7. low, low-tonedadjective

    very low in volume

    "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

  8. lowadjective

    unrefined in character

    "low comedy"

  9. low, low-pitchedadjective

    used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

  10. abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvyadjective

    of the most contemptible kind

    "abject cowardice"; "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak"; "his miserable treatment of his family"; "You miserable skunk!"; "a scummy rabble"; "a scurvy trick"

  11. humble, low, lowly, modest, smalladjective

    low or inferior in station or quality

    "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

  12. depleted, lowadjective

    no longer sufficient

    "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

  13. broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, lowadjective

    subdued or brought low in condition or status

    "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

  14. gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spiritedverb

    filled with melancholy and despondency

    "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "gloomy predictions"; "a gloomy silence"; "took a grim view of the economy"; "the darkening mood"; "lonely and blue in a strange city"; "depressed by the loss of his job"; "a dispirited and resigned expression on her face"; "downcast after his defeat"; "feeling discouraged and downhearted"

  15. moo, lowadverb

    make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

  16. lowadverb

    in a low position; near the ground

    "the branches hung low"

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lowadjective

    It became a spreading vine of low stature. Ezek. xvii. 6.

    O mighty Cæsar! do’st thou lye so low?
    Are all thy conquests, glories, triumphs, spoils,
    Shrunk to this little measure? William Shakespeare, Julius Cæsar.

    Whatsoever is washed away from them is carried down into the lower grounds, and into the sea, and nothing is brought back. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    As two men were walking by the sea-side at low water, they saw an oyster, and they both pointed at it together. Roger L'Estrange.

    It is low ebb sure with his accuser, when such peccadillo’s are put in to swell the charge. Francis Atterbury.

    As when in open air we blow,
    The breath, though strain’d, sounds flat and low:
    But if a trumpet take the blast,
    It lifts it high, and makes it last. Edmund Waller.

    The theatre is so well contrived, that, from the very deep of the stage, the lowest sound may be heard distinctly to the farthest part of the audience; and yet, if you raise your voice as high as you please, there is nothing like an echo to cause confusion. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

    They take their course either high to the north, or low to the south. George Abbot, Descript. of the World.

    Who can imagine, that in sixteen or seventeen hundred years time, taking the lower chronology, that the earth had then stood, mankind should be propagated no farther than Judæa. Thomas Burnet, Theory of the Earth.

    To be worst,
    The lowest, most dejected, thing of fortune,
    Stands still in esperance. William Shakespeare.

    His spirits are so low his voice is drown’d,
    He hears as from afar, or in a swoon,
    Like the deaf murmur of a distant sound. Dryden.

    Though he before had gall and rage,
    Which death or conquest must asswage;
    He grows dispirited and low,
    He hates the fight, and shuns the foe. Matthew Prior.

    To keep them all quiet, he must keep them in greater awe and less splendor; which power he will use to keep them as low as he pleases, and at no more cost than makes for his own pleasure. John Graunt, Bills of Mortality.

    He wooes both high and low, both rich and poor. William Shakespeare.

    Try in men of low and mean education, who have never elevated their thoughts above the spade. John Locke.

    He has not so many thoughts that are low and vulgar, but, at the same time, has not so many thoughts that are sublime and noble. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 279.

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

  2. Lowadverb

    Proud of their numbers and secure in soul,
    The confident and over-lusty French:
    Do the low-rated English play at dice? William Shakespeare, Hen. V.

    This is the prettiest low-born lass, that ever
    Ran the greensord; nothing she does or seems,
    But smacks of something greater than herself,
    Too noble for this place. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.

    There under Ebon shades and low-brow’d rocks,
    As ragged as thy locks,
    In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell. John Milton.

    My eyes no object met
    But low-hung clouds, that dipt themselves in rain,
    To shake their fleeces on the earth again. Dryden.

    No luxury found room
    In low-rooft houses, and bare walls of lome. Dryden.

    Vast yellow offsprings are the German’s pride;
    But hotter climates narrower frames obtain,
    And low-built bodies are the growth of Spain. Thomas Creech.

    Whenever I am turned out, my lodge descends upon a low-spirited creeping family. Jonathan Swift.

    We wand’ring go through dreary wastes,
    Where round some mould’ring tow’r pale ivy creeps,
    And low-brow’d rocks hang nodding o’er the deeps. Alexander Pope.

    Corruption, like a general flood,
    Shall deluge all; and av’rice creeping on,
    Spread like a low-born mist, and blot the sun. Alexander Pope.

    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. John Locke.

    Lucia, speak low, he is retir’d to rest. Joseph Addison, Cato.

    How comes it that, having been once so low brought, and thoroughly subjected, they afterwards lifted up themselves so strongly again. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

  3. To Lowverb

    To sink; to make low. Probably misprinted for lower.

    Etymology: from the adjective.

    The value of guineas was lowed from one-and-twenty shillings and sixpence to one-and-twenty shillings. Jonathan Swift.

  4. To Lowverb

    To bellow as a cow.

    Etymology: hloran , Saxon.

    Doth the wild ass bray when he has grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder? Job vi. 5.

    The maids of Argos, who, with frantick cries,
    And imitated lowings, fill’d the skies. Wentworth Dillon.

    Fair Io grac’d his shield, but Io now,
    With horns exalted stands, and seems to low. Dryden.

    Had he been born some simple shepherd’s heir,
    The lowing herd, or fleecy sheep his care. Matthew Prior.

Wikipedia

  1. Low

    "Drop It Low is a buzz single by American singer songwriter Ester Dean. The official version features vocals from R&B singer Chris Brown. This was also released as the second single from the soundtrack for the film More Than a Game (2009). The original version of the song did not have Chris Brown featured. This version maintains the same lyrics on the second verse but coming from a man's perspective. The official remix features Lil Wayne, Trey Songz and Diddy. The song's producer Polow da Don later stated that the song was originally meant for Ciara, but when the singer passed on it, it was eventually given to Ester Dean. Britney Spears wanted to record "Drop It Low" for her album Femme Fatale before Dean used it as her own single.

ChatGPT

  1. low

    Low can be defined as something that is situated, placed, or ranked below average, in a lower position, or at a lesser degree or intensity compared to others. It often refers to a level, amount, quality, or value that is lesser or not as high as expected, desired, or typical.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Low

    strong imp. of Laugh

  2. Lowverb

    to make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo

  3. Lownoun

    the calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals

  4. Lownoun

    a hill; a mound; a grave

  5. Lownoun

    fire; a flame; a light

  6. Lowverb

    to burn; to blaze

  7. Low

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

  8. Low

    not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence

  9. Low

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

  10. Low

    sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide

  11. Low

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

  12. Low

    not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound

  13. Low

    depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note

  14. Low

    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, // 5, 10, 11

  15. Low

    near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes

  16. Low

    numerically small; as, a low number

  17. Low

    wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits

  18. Low

    depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes

  19. Low

    mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem

  20. Low

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

  21. Low

    submissive; humble

  22. Low

    deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness

  23. Low

    moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever

  24. Low

    smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate

  25. Low

    not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet

  26. Lownoun

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

  27. Lowadverb

    in a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground

  28. Lowadverb

    under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low

  29. Lowadverb

    in a low mean condition; humbly; meanly

  30. Lowadverb

    in time approaching our own

  31. Lowadverb

    with a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low

  32. Lowadverb

    with a low musical pitch or tone

  33. Lowadverb

    in subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice

  34. Lowadverb

    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

  35. Lowverb

    to depress; to lower

  36. Etymology: [OE. lowen, AS. hlwan; akin to D. loeijen, OHG. hljan, hluojan.]

Wikidata

  1. Low

    Low is an American indie rock group from Duluth, Minnesota, formed in 1993. As of 2010, the group is composed of founding members Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker, joined by newer addition Steve Garrington. The music of Low is characterized by slow tempos and minimalist arrangements. Early descriptions sometimes referred to it as rock subgenre called "slowcore". However, Low's members ultimately disapproved of the term. Parker and Sparhawk's striking vocal harmonies represent perhaps the group's most distinctive element; critic Denise Sullivan writes that their shared vocals are "as chilling as anything Gram and Emmylou ever conspired on—though that's not to say it's country-tinged, just straight from the heart."

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Low

    lō, v.i. to make the loud noise of oxen: to bellow.—n. the bellow of oxen.—n. Low′ing, the bellowing of cattle. [A.S. hlówan; Dut. loeijen; imit.]

  2. Low

    lō, adj. (comp. Low′er; superl. Low′est) lying in an inferior place or position: not high: deep: shallow: small: moderate: cheap: dejected: mean: plain: in poor circumstances: humble.—adv. not aloft: cheaply: meanly: in subjection, poverty, or disgrace: in times near our own: not loudly: (astron.) near the equator.—adj. Low′-born, of mean birth.—ns. Low′-church, a party within the Church of England minimising sacerdotal claims, ecclesiastical constitutions, ordinances, and forms, holding evangelical views of theology:—opp. to High-church; Low′-church′ism; Low′-church′man.—v.t. Low′er, to bring low: to depress: to degrade: to diminish.—v.i. to fall: to sink: to grow less.—adjs. Low′er-case (print.), kept in a lower case, denoting small letters as distinguished from capitals; Low′er-class, pertaining to persons of the humbler ranks.—n. Low′ering, the act of bringing low or reducing.—adj. letting down: sinking: degrading.—adj. Low′ermost, lowest.—ns. Low′land, land low with respect to higher land; Low′lander, a native of lowlands; Low′-life, humble life; Low′lihead, Low′lihood, a lowly or humble state; Low′liness.—adjs. Low′-lived, vulgar: shabby; Low′ly, of a low or humble mind: not high: meek: modest; Low′-mind′ed, moved by base or gross motives: vulgar; Low′-necked, cut low in the neck and away from the shoulders, décolleté.—n. Low′ness.—adjs. Low′-press′ure, employing or exerting a low degree of pressure (viz. less than 50 lb. to the sq. inch), said of steam and steam-engines; Low′-spir′ited, having the spirits low or cast down: not lively: sad.—n. Low′-spir′itedness.—adj. Low′-thought′ed, having the thoughts directed to low pursuits.—n. Low′-wa′ter, the lowest point of the tide at ebb.—Low Latin, a term often applied loosely to the Latin spoken and written after the fall of the Roman Empire, as well as during the Middle Ages; Low Sunday, the first Sunday after Easter, so called in contrast to the great festival whose octave it ends; Low wines, the weak spirit produced from the first distillation of substances containing alcohol.—Lie low, to keep quiet or hidden. [Ice. lágr, Dut. laag, low; allied to A.S. licgan, to lie.]

  3. Low

    low, n. (Scot.) a flame.—v.i. to blaze.—n. Low′-bell, a bell used in fowling by night, in connection with a light, to frighten birds into a net. [Ice. logi; cf. Dan. lue, Ger. lohe.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. low

    An old term for a small hill or eminence.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. LOW

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Low is ranked #2979 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Low surname appeared 12,032 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 would have the surname Low.

    61.7% or 7,432 total occurrences were White.
    28.8% or 3,468 total occurrences were Asian.
    4.3% or 519 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    3% or 365 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 205 total occurrences were Black.
    0.3% or 43 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LOW' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #605

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LOW' in Written Corpus Frequency: #881

  3. Adjectives Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'LOW' in Adjectives Frequency: #28

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of LOW in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of LOW in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of LOW in a Sentence

  1. An AstraZeneca spokeswoman:

    This supports our combination-focused strategy in oncology to help explore potential new treatment options, whilst keeping the cost of new therapies low enough to enable access for patients and payers.

  2. Ted Cruz:

    The focus needs to be on Hunter Biden, this is not about Hunter Biden, any more than if you're going after the mafia and you catch some low-level enforcer, or you're going after a drug cartel and you catch some mule who swallowed balloons full of heroin.

  3. Nela Richardson:

    We need to stop and really investigate the jobs we are trying to bring back to the economy, these are low-paying jobs. Instead of blaming the worker for making a rational choice during an ongoing pandemic, maybe it's time as a society to look at the jobs we are trying to create.

  4. Kyoko Nomura:

    Japan currently faces a serious problem of an increasing number of low birth weight babies.

  5. Ben Thompson:

    The writing has long been on the wall for any premium Android maker: as soon as low end hardware became 'good enough,' there would be no reason to buy a premium brand.

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