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1. (noun) low, depression
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
"a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

2. (noun) Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

3. (noun) low
a low level or position or degree
"the stock market fell to a new low"

4. (adj) first gear, first, low gear, low
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

5. (adj) low
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
"low prices"; "the reservoir is low"

6. (adj) low
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. (adj) low, low-toned
very low in volume
"a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

8. (adj) low
unrefined in character
"low comedy"

9. (adj) low, low-pitched
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

10. (adj) abject, low, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
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. (adj) humble, low, lowly, modest, small
low or inferior in station or quality
"a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

12. (adj) depleted, low
no longer sufficient
"supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

13. (adj) broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated, low
subdued or brought low in condition or status
"brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

14. (verb) gloomy, grim, blue, depressed, dispirited, down(p), downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited
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. (adverb) moo, low
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

16. (adverb) low
in a low position; near the ground
"the branches hung low"


Definitions of 'low' Webster 1913 Dictionary 

1. (adverb) low
in a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground

2. (adverb) low
under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low

3. (adverb) low
in a low mean condition; humbly; meanly

4. (adverb) low
in time approaching our own

5. (adverb) low
with a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low

6. (adverb) low
with a low musical pitch or tone

7. (adverb) low
in subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice

8. (adverb) low
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

9. (noun) low
the calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals

10. (noun) low
a hill; a mound; a grave

11. (noun) low
fire; a flame; a light

12. (noun) low
the lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn

13.  low
strong imp. of Laugh

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

21.  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

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

23.  low
numerically small; as, a low number

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

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

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

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

28.  low
submissive; humble

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

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

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

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

33. (verb) low
to make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo

34. (verb) low
to burn; to blaze

35. (verb) low
to depress; to lower


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