Definitions for Lower
ˈloʊ ərlow·er

Princeton's WordNet(2.25 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. lower berth, lowerverb

   the lower of two berths

2. lower, take down, let down, get down, bring downverb

   move something or somebody to a lower position

   "take down the vase from the shelf"

3. lower, lourverb

   set lower

   "lower a rating"; "lower expectations"

4. turn down, lower, lourverb

   make lower or quieter

   "turn down the volume of a radio"

5. lower, depressverb

   cause to drop or sink

   "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

6. frown, glower, lour, lowerverb

   look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lowernoun

   Etymology: from the verb.

   1. Cloudiness; gloominess.2. Cloudiness of look.

   Philoclea was jealous for Zelmane, not without so mighty a lower as that face could yield. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

2. To Lowerverb

   Etymology: from low.

   1. To bring low; to bring down by way of submission.

   As our high vessels pass their wat’ry way,
   Let all the naval world due homage pay;
   With hasty reverence their top-honours lower,
   Confessing the asserted power. Matthew Prior.

   The suppliant nations
   Bow to its ensigns, and with lower’d sails
   Confess the ocean’s queen. Edmund Smith, Phædrus and Hippolytus.

   2. To suffer to sink down.

   When the water of rivers issues out of the apertures with more than ordinary rapidity, it bears along with it such particles of loose matter as it met with in its passage through the stone, and it sustains those particles till its motion begins to remit, when by degrees it lowers them, and lets them fall. John Woodward, Nat. Hist.

   3. To lessen; to make less in price or value.

   The kingdom will lose by this lowering of interest, if it makes foreigners withdraw any of their money. John Locke.

   Some people know it is for their advantage to lower their interest. Josiah Child, on Trade.

3. To Lowerverb

   To grow less; to fall; to sink.

   The present pleasure,
   By revolution low’ring, does become
   The opposite of itself. William Shakespeare, Ant. and Cleopatra.

4. To Lowerverb

   Etymology: To grow less; to fall; to sink.

   1. To appear dark, stormy, and gloomy; to be clouded.

   Now is the winter of our discontent
   Made glorious Summer by this son of York;
   And all the clouds that lower’d upon our house,
   In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   The low’ring spring, with lavish rain,
   Beats down the slender stem and bearded grain. Dryden.

   When the heavens are filled with clouds, and all nature wears a lowering countenance, I withdraw myself from these uncomfortable scenes. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 83.

   The dawn is overcast, the morning low’rs,
   And heavily in clouds brings on the day. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   If on Swithin’s feast the welkin lours,
   And ev’ry penthouse streams with hasty show’rs,
   Twice twenty days shall clouds their fleeces drain. John Gay.

   2. To frown; to pout; to look sullen.

   There was Diana when Actæon saw her, and one of her foolish nymphs, who weeping, and withal lowering, one might see the workman meant to set forth tears of anger. Philip Sidney.

   He mounts the throne, and Juno took her place,
   But sullen discontent sat low’ring on her face;
   Then, impotent of tongue, her silence broke,
   Thus turbulent in rattling tone she spoke. Dryden.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Loweradjective

   compar. of Low, a

2. Loweradjective

   to let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag

3. Loweradjective

   to reduce the height of; as, to lower a fence or wall; to lower a chimney or turret

4. Loweradjective

   to depress as to direction; as, to lower the aim of a gun; to make less elevated as to object; as, to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes

5. Loweradjective

   to reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of; as, to lower the temperature of anything; to lower one's vitality; to lower distilled liquors

6. Loweradjective

   to bring down; to humble; as, to lower one's pride

7. Loweradjective

   to reduce in value, amount, etc. ; as, to lower the price of goods, the rate of interest, etc

8. Lowerverb

   to fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose

9. Lowerverb

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

10. Lowerverb

    to frown; to look sullen

11. Lowernoun

    cloudiness; gloominess

12. Lowernoun

    a frowning; sullenness

13. Etymology: [OE. lowren, luren; cf. D. loeren, LG. luren. G. lauern to lurk, to be on the watch, and E. leer, lurk.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Lower

   low′ėr, v.i. to appear gloomy, as the clouds: to threaten a storm: to frown.—adjs. Lou′ry, Low′ery, cloudy; Low′ering, looking sullen: appearing dark and threatening.—adv. Low′eringly. [M. E. louren, from M. E. lure, lere, the cheek, allied to A.S. hleór, and thus a variant of leer.]

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British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #872

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1564

3. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Lower' in Verbs Frequency: #616

Anagrams for Lower »

1. owler

2. rowel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lower in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Lower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Lower in a Sentence

1. Getty Images:

   Those policies failed to stop the dying, failed to stop the infection from spreading, and inflicted massive health damage and destruction, particularly on working class and lower-income families and on our children, history's biggest failure of public health policy lies directly at the hands of those who recommended the lockdowns and those who implemented them, not on those who advised otherwise. Period.

2. Daniel Carder:

   It could be something very small, it can simply be a change in the fuel injection strategy. What might be realized is a penalty in fuel economy in order to get these systems more active, to lower the emissions levels.

3. Zeg Choudhry:

   We're in uncharted territory in front of the Brexit vote, and then there's also the Fed this week. So the wall of worry is quite high at the moment, all the banks are a little bit lower, and they're the ones which are likely to get hit. For the next two weeks, you've got to be slightly mad if you've not got your money in defensive stocks.

4. Aaron Kowalski:

   If this occurs, we believe that strong competition among insulin manufacturers will quickly push them to lower prices to net levels, which will greatly benefit patients who need this drug to survive.

5. Citi FX:

   We expect the euro lower on the open, when( it) becomes clearer banks are out of cash or that the IMF wo n’t be paid... euro could be down more than 2 figures.

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