Low - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ləʊ|  American pronunciation of the word low
Brit.  |ləʊ|  British pronunciation of the word low

noun

- an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation (syn: depression)
a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow
- British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
- a low level or position or degree
the stock market fell to a new low
- the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving (syn: first)

verb

- make a low noise, characteristic of bovines (syn: moo)

adjective

- very low in volume
a low murmur
the low-toned murmur of the surf
- unrefined in character
low comedy
- of the most contemptible kind (syn: abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy)
a low stunt to pull
a low-down sneak
- low or inferior in station or quality (syn: humble, lowly, modest, small)
a lowly parish priest
- no longer sufficient (syn: depleted)
supplies are low
- subdued or brought low in condition or status (syn: broken, crushed, humiliated)
brought low
- filled with melancholy and despondency (syn: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited)

adverb

- in a low position; near the ground
the branches hung low

Extra examples

The apartment has low ceilings.

They have a home in the low country.

The houses are built on low ground.

Temperatures as low as 10 below zero

He's being treated for low blood pressure.

A low dose of medicine

She earns a low salary.

Demand for his books has remained low.

Temperatures were in the low eighties.

Our supply of fuel is getting low.

The sun is low.

They bring me low.

We lived very low.

In May, the price of cocoa fell to its lowest level since 1975-76.

Morale has been low since the latest round of job-cuts.

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: low
he/she/it: lows
present participle: lowing
past tense: lowed
past participle: lowed
noun
singular: low
plural: lows
adjective
comparative: lower
superlative: lowest
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