Low

Low Low, adv. 1. In a low position or manner; not aloft; not on high; near the ground. [1913 Webster]

2. Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply; as, he sold his wheat low. [1913 Webster]

3. In a low or mean condition; humbly; meanly. [1913 Webster]

4. In time approaching our own. [1913 Webster]

In that part of the world which was first inhabited, even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

5. With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently; as, to speak low. --Addison. [1913 Webster]

The . . . odorous wind Breathes low between the sunset and the moon. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

6. With a low musical pitch or tone. [1913 Webster]

Can sing both high and low. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

7. In subjection, poverty, or disgrace; as, to be brought low by oppression, by want, or by vice. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

8. (Astron.) 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. [1913 Webster]

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Synonyms:

Depressed, With little elevation / Deep / Submissive, humble, reverent, lowly / Dejected, depressed, dispirited, cast down / Grave, gentle, subdued, soft, Near the ground / Cheap, reasonable, To a reduced state, in a low condition / Humble, mean, plebeian, vulgar, Softly, in a low tone / Abject, degraded, servile, slavish, menial, mean, base, ignoble, grovelling, vile, base-minded, low-minded, shabby, scurvy, dirty, Cheaply, at a moderate price, Bellow, moo, Moo, lowing / Dishonorable, disreputable, derogatory, unhandsome, unbecoming, disgraceful, unmanly, ungentlemanly, undignified / Moderate / Weak, exhausted, reduced, feeble / Plain, simple, frugal, spare, poor

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Low — (l[=o]), a. [Compar. {Lower} (l[=o] [ e]r); superl. {Lowest}.] [OE. low, louh, lah, Icel. l[=a]gr; akin to Sw. l[*a]g, Dan. lav, D. laag, and E. lie. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] [1913 Webster] 1. Occupying an inferior position or place; not high… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
low — low1 [lō] adj. [ME lah < ON lagr, akin to MDu lage, MLowG læge < IE base * legh , LIE1] 1. a) of little height or elevation; not high or tall b) not far above the ground [low clouds] 2. depress … English World dictionary
Low — may refer to:*Low (complexity), a relationship between complexity classes in computational complexity theory *Low Island (disambiguation) *Low pressure area, a region where the atmospheric pressure is lowest with relation to the surrounding area… … Wikipedia
Löw — Löw, auch Loew oder Lőw, ist ein Familienname, der vor allem im deutschsprachigen Raum vorkommt. Bekannte Namensträger: Dieter Loew (* 1936), Schweizer Mediziner Emanuel Löw (1834–1908), schweizerischer Politiker Emil Löw (1892–19**), deutscher… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Low — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Adolphe Low (* 1915), deutsch spanisch französischer Widerstandskämpfer Bruce Low (1913–1990), niederländischer Schlager– und Gospelsänger Colin Low, Baron Low of Dalston (* 1942), britischer Politiker und … Deutsch Wikipedia
Löw — (or Loew) is a surname and may refer to:People* Benjamin Wolf Löw (1775–1851), Polish Hungarian rabbi * Franklin M. Loew, veterinarian * Hermann Loew, German entomologist * Isaak Löw Hofmann, Edler von Hofmannsthal * Joachim Löw, head coach of… … Wikipedia
low — [adj1] close to the ground; short below, beneath, bottom, bottommost, crouched, decumbent, deep, depressed, flat, ground level, inferior, junior, lesser, level, little, lowering, low hanging, low lying, low set, minor, nether, not high, profound … New thesaurus
LOW — (Loewe), British family of Hungarian origin which became prominent in journalism and literature. MAXIMILIAN LOEWE (1830–1900) was born in Hungary and joined the Nationalist party led by Louis Kossuth. After the failure of the 1848 revolution in… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
low — Ⅰ. low [1] ► ADJECTIVE 1) of less than average height. 2) situated not far above the ground, horizon, etc. 3) below average in amount, extent, or intensity. 4) lacking importance, prestige, or quality; inferior. 5) (of a sound) deep. 6) … English terms dictionary
Low — Low: Low альбом Testament Low сингл Келли Кларксон Low сингл Flo Rida Low американская инди рок группа из Дулута, штат Миннесота Low одиннадцатый альбом британского музыканта Дэвида Боуи, изданный в 1977 году … Википедия

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