LOW
\lˈə͡ʊ], \lˈəʊ], \l_ˈəʊ]\
Definitions of LOW
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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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"
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British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
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the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
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in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
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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"
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used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"
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unrefined in character; "low comedy"
By Princeton University
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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"
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British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
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the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
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a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
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in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
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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"
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used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo.
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The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
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A hill; a mound; a grave.
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Fire; a flame; a light.
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Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
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Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
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Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
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Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
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Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
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Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
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Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
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Numerically small; as, a low number.
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Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
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Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.
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Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
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Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.
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Submissive; humble.
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Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
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Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
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Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
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Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.
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The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
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In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
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Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low.
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In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
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In time approaching our own.
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With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low.
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With a low musical pitch or tone.
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In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.
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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.
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To depress; to lower.
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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.
By Oddity Software
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To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals; to moo.
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The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine animals.
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A hill; a mound; a grave.
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Fire; a flame; a light.
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Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground; a low flight.
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Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature; a low fence.
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Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in winter, and six in summer.
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Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
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Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
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Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
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Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the low northern latitudes.
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Numerically small; as, a low number.
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Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as, low spirits; low in spirits.
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Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low condition; the lower classes.
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Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low mind; a low trick or stratagem.
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Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a low comparison.
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Submissive; humble.
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Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse; made low by sickness.
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Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a low temperature; a low fever.
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Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low estimate.
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Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple; as, a low diet.
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The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
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In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground.
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Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low.
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In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
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In time approaching our own.
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With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low.
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With a low musical pitch or tone.
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In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice.
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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.
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To depress; to lower.
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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.
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Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch; a low note.
By Noah Webster.
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Not high; depressed; shallow; not noisy; subdued; near the horizon; as, the sun is low in the west; cheap; moderate; feeble or weak; below the recognized standard; vulgar; abject; in music, not high in pitch.
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Not on high; deeply; softly; quietly; at a small price; in humbleness, poverty, or disgrace.
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The moo or soft bellow of cattle.
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To bellow softly or moo like cattle.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To make the loud noise of oxen: to bellow.
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(comp. LOWER; superl. LOWEST), Lying on an inferior place or position: not high: deep: shallow: small: moderate: cheap: dejected: mean: plain: in poor circumstances: humble.
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Not aloft: cheaply: meanly: in subjection, poverty, or disgrace: in times near our own: not loudly: (astr.) near the equator.
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LOWNESS.
By Daniel Lyons
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LOWNESS.
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To give a loud call, as cattle; bellow.
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The bellow of cattle.
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Of little height; deep; depressed; cheap; moderate; inferior; vulgar; base; weak; despondent.
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In a low way or position; cheaply; humbly; softly.
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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adv. In a low position or manner under the usual price; cheaply;— near the ground;— humbly; meanly;— in time approaching our own;— with a depressed voice;— in a state of subjection, poverty, or disgrace.
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n. The noise made by a bull, ox, cow, &o.
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