LOW

low

1. [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"

2. [Adjective]: used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

3. [Adjective]: less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"

4. [Noun]: the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

5. [Noun]: British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

6. [Noun]: a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"

7. [Noun]: an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

8. [Adverb]: in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"

9. unrefined in character; "low comedy"

10. low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"

11. low in spirits; "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"

12. subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"

13. no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"

14. being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"

15. 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"

16. very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"

17. [Verb]: make a low noise, characteristic of bovines

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