Low Definition

lowed, lower, lowest, lowing, lows, lower 1
adjective
lower, lowest, lower 1
Of little height or elevation; not high or tall.
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Depressed below the surrounding surface or normal elevation.
Low land.
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Of little depth; shallow.
The river is low this time of year.
Webster's New World
Situated below the surrounding surfaces.
Water standing in low spots.
American Heritage
Relatively close to the ground.
Low clouds.
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adverb
In, at, to, or toward a low degree, level, place, position, etc.
Hit them low.
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In a low manner.
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In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition.
Brought low by failure.
American Heritage
Quietly; softly.
Speak low.
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With a deep pitch.
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noun
lows
Something low.
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A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.
American Heritage
The characteristic sound of a cow.
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The low gear configuration of a transmission.
American Heritage
Flame or blaze.
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verb
lowed, lowing, lows
To make the characteristic vocal sound of a cow; moo.
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To express by lowing.
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(obsolete) To depress; to lower.

Wiktionary

Obsolete simple past tense of laugh.

Wiktionary

(intransitive) To moo.

The cattle were lowing.
Wiktionary
idiom
lay low
  • to cause to fall by hitting
  • to overcome or kill
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lie low
  • to keep oneself hidden or inconspicuous
  • to wait patiently for an opportunity
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Other Word Forms of Low

Noun

Singular:
low
Plural:
lows

Adjective

Base Form:
low
Comparative:
lower 1
Superlative:
lowest

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Low

Origin of Low

  • From Middle English lowe, lohe, lāh, from Old Norse lāgr (“low"), from Proto-Germanic *lÄ“gaz (“lying, flat, situated near the ground, low"), from Proto-Indo-European *legÊ°- (“to lie"). Cognate with Scots laich (“low"), Low German leg (“low, feeble, bad"), Danish lav (“low"), Icelandic lágur (“low"), West Frisian leech (“low"), North Frisian leeg, liig (“low"), Dutch laag (“low"), German läge (“lying, low"). More at lie.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English lowen (“to low"), from Old English hlōwan (“to low, bellow, roar"), from Proto-Germanic *hlōanÄ… (“to call, shout"), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kale-, *klā-, *klÄ“- (“to shout, call"). Cognate with Dutch loeien (“to low"), Middle High German lüejen (“to roar"), Swedish dialectal lumma (“to roar"), Latin calō (“I call"), Ancient Greek καλέω (kaleō), Latin clāmō (“I shout, claim"). More at claim.

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  • From Middle English lowe, loghe, from Old Norse logi (“fire, flame, sword"), from Proto-Germanic *lugô (“flame, blaze"), from Proto-Indo-European *leuk- (“light"). Cognate with Icelandic logi (“flame"), Swedish lÃ¥ga (“flame"), Danish lue (“flame"), German Lohe (“blaze, flames"), North Frisian leag (“fire, flame"), Old English lÄ«eÄ¡ (“fire, flame, lightning"). More at leye, light.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English lowen to moo from Old English hlōwan kelə-2 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Old English hlāw, hlÇ£w (“burial mound"). Obsolete by the 19th century, survives in toponymy as -low.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Middle English, from Old English hlōg, preterite of hliehhan (“to laugh"). More at laugh.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English loue from Old Norse lāgr legh- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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