Meaning of 'low' (Webster Dictionary)
- strong imp. of Laugh.
- In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near
the ground.
- Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he
sold his wheat low.
- In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
- In time approaching our own.
- With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak
low.
- With a low musical pitch or tone.
- In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low
by oppression, by want, or by vice.
- 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.
- The calling sound ordinarily made by cows and other bovine
animals.
- A hill; a mound; a grave.
- Fire; a flame; a light.
- The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or
drawn.
- Occupying an inferior position or place; not high or
elevated; depressed in comparison with something else; as, low ground;
a low flight.
- Not rising to the usual height; as, a man of low stature;
a low fence.
- Near the horizon; as, the sun is low at four o'clock in
winter, and six in summer.
- Sunk to the farthest ebb of the tide; as, low tide.
- Beneath the usual or remunerative rate or amount, or the
ordinary value; moderate; cheap; as, the low price of corn; low wages.
- Not loud; as, a low voice; a low sound.
- Depressed in the scale of sounds; grave; as, a low pitch;
a low note.
- 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.
- Near, or not very distant from, the equator; as, in the
low northern latitudes.
- Numerically small; as, a low number.
- Wanting strength or animation; depressed; dejected; as,
low spirits; low in spirits.
- Depressed in condition; humble in rank; as, men of low
condition; the lower classes.
- Mean; vulgar; base; dishonorable; as, a person of low
mind; a low trick or stratagem.
- Not elevated or sublime; not exalted or diction; as, a
low comparison.
- Submissive; humble.
- Deficient in vital energy; feeble; weak; as, a low pulse;
made low by sickness.
- Moderate; not intense; not inflammatory; as, low heat; a
low temperature; a low fever.
- Smaller than is reasonable or probable; as, a low
estimate.
- Not rich, high seasoned, or nourishing; plain; simple;
as, a low diet.
- To make the calling sound of cows and other bovine animals;
to moo.
- To burn; to blaze.
- To depress; to lower.
Meaning of 'low' (Princeton's WordNet)
Meaning (1):
- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation
Example in sentence:- a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
Meaning (2):
- a low level or position or degree
Example in sentence:- the stock market fell to a new low
Meaning (3):
- literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension
Example in sentence:- a low bow;
- low ceilings;
- low clouds;
- low furniture;
- low hills;
- the sun is low
Meaning (4):
- less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
Example in sentence:- low prices;
- the reservoir is low
Meaning (5):
- in a low position; near the ground
Meaning (6):
- subdued or brought low in condition or status
Example in sentence:- a broken man;
- brought low;
- his broken spirit
Meaning (7):
- filled with melancholy and despondency
Example in sentence:- a dispirited and resigned expression on her face;
- a gloomy silence;
- depressed by the loss of his job;
- downcast after his defeat;
- feeling discouraged and downhearted;
- gloomy at the thought of what he had to face;
- gloomy predictions;
- lonely and blue in a strange city;
- the darkening mood;
- took a grim view of the economy
Meaning (8):
- low or inferior in station or quality
Example in sentence:- a humble cottage;
- a lowly parish priest;
- a modest man of the people;
- small beginnings
Meaning (9):
- very low in volume
Example in sentence:- a low murmur;
- the low-toned murmur of the surf
Meaning (10):
- of the most contemptible kind
Example in sentence:- a low stunt to pull;
- a low-down sneak;
- a scummy rabble;
- a scurvy trick;
- abject cowardice;
- his miserable treatment of his family;
- You miserable skunk!
Meaning (11):
- unrefined in character
Meaning (12):
- no longer sufficient
Example in sentence:- our funds are depleted;
- supplies are low
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