Low Definition–adjective | 1. | situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf. | | 2. | of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property. | | 3. | not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky. | | 4. | lying or being below the general level: low ground. | | 5. | designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, esp. near the sea: low countries. | | 6. | bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow. | | 7. | (of a garment) low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low. | | 8. | rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze. | | 9. | of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year. | | 10. | near the first of a series: a low number. | | 11. | ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket. | | 12. | indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life. | | 13. | lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless. | | 14. | providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet. | | 15. | of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output. | | 16. | indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator. | | 17. | soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur. | | 18. | Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch. | | 19. | assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book. | | 20. | containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches. | | 21. | nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low. | | 22. | depressed or dejected: low spirits. | | 23. | far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth. | | 24. | of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect. | | 25. | lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression. | | 26. | mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions. | | 27. | coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort. | | 28. | Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt. | | 29. | Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization. | | 30. | Phonetics. (of a vowel) articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc. Compare high (def. 23). | | 31. | Automotive. of, pertaining to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaf
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t, used esp. for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear. | | 32. | Baseball. (of a pitched ball) passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve. | | 33. | Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card. | | 34. | Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent (usually used in combination): low-carbon steel. | | 35. | Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles an
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d practices. | –adverb | 36. | in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes. | | 37. | near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low. | | 38. | in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low. | | 39. | in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low. | | 40. | at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high. | | 41. | at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low. | | 42. | in a low tone; softly; quietly; to speak low. | | 43. | Archaic. far down in time; late. | –noun | 44. | something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market. | | 45. | Automotive. low gear; first gear. | | 46. | Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high (def. 37). | | 47. | Cards. | a. | the lowest trump card. | | b. | a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards. | | c. | the lowest score in a game. | | d. | a player having such a score. | | | 48. | a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness. | | 49. | Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided. | —Idioms | 50. | lay low, | a. | to overpower or kill; defeat: to lay one's attackers low. | | b. | to knock down; make prostrate. | | | 51. | lie low, | a. | to conceal oneself: He had to lie low for a while. | | b. | to do nothing until the right opportunity develops; bide one's time: Until the dispute is settled, you would do best to lie low. | | |
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