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Low

ləʊ

Low definitions
adjective
low lower lowest
  1. of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground

    "the school is a long, low building"

    • situated not far above the ground, the horizon, or sea level

      "the sun was low in the sky"

    • located at or near the bottom of something

      "low back pain"

    • (of women's clothing) cut so as to reveal the neck and the upper part of the breasts

      "the low neckline of her blouse"

    • (of latitude) near the equator

      "the warming effect will be greatest at low latitudes"

    • (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth; open
  2. below average in amount, extent, or intensity

    "bringing up children on a low income"

    • (of a river or lake) below the usual water level

      "the river was low"

    • (of a substance or food) containing smaller quantities than usual of a specified ingredient

      "vegetables are low in calories"

    • (of a supply) small or reduced in quantity

      "food and ammunition were running low"

    • having a small or reduced quantity of a supply

      "they were low on fuel"

  3. ranking below other people or things in importance or class

    "jobs with low status"

    • (of art or culture) considered to be inferior in quality and refinement

      "the dual traditions of high and low art"

    • less good than is expected or desired; inferior

      "the standard of living is low"

    • unscrupulous or dishonest

      "practise a little low cunning"

    • (of an opinion) unfavourable

      "he had a low opinion of himself"

  4. (of a sound or voice) not loud or high

    "keep the volume very low"

  5. depressed or lacking in energy

    "I was feeling low"

adverb
low lower lowest
  1. in or into a low position or state

    "she pressed on, bent low to protect her face"

  2. in a low voice or at a low pitch

    "we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean"