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

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

1. Loweradjective

   compar. of Low, a

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

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

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

3. Loweradjective

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

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

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

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

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

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

6. Loweradjective

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

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

7. Loweradjective

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

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

8. Lowerverb

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

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

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

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

10. Lowerverb

    to frown; to look sullen

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

11. Lowernoun

    cloudiness; gloominess

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

12. Lowernoun

    a frowning; sullenness

    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. Justin Amash:

   I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist.

2. Adam Ghaznavi:

   The rise of the middle class is the key to resolving the rickshaw situation. Right now, the middle class is not traveling on a rickshaw, the lower middle class is.

3. Randy Frederick:

   It all kind of neutralized itself, the market just seems very confused as to whether it should be reacting to the prospect of lower rates for longer or the prospect that we can handle rates because the economy is doing well.

4. Joshua Brown:

   I'd be a lot more comfortable if the market was, say, 20 percent lower.

5. Anton Zagariya:

   The idea of this cocktail came suddenly, just like the virus itself, we decided... to try and lower the level of tension and panic, which is our worst enemy in this situation.

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