low
/lˈoʊ/
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Definitions
Adjective
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
Adjective
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"
Adjective
used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
Adjective Satellite
very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
Adjective Satellite
unrefined in character; "low comedy"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adjective Satellite
low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
Adjective Satellite
no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
Adjective Satellite
subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
Adjective Satellite
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"
Adverb
in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
Noun
an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
Noun
British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
Noun
a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
Noun
the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
Verb
make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
Synonyms
abject
blue
broken
crushed
David Low
depleted
depressed
depression
dispirited
down
down in the mouth
downcast
downhearted
first
first gear
gloomy
grim
humble
humbled
humiliated
low gear
low-down
lowly
low-pitched
low-spirited
low-toned
miserable
modest
moo
scummy
scurvy
Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
Sir David Low
small