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low
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Meanings
adjective
  • of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground.
    E.g. the school is a long, low building
  • below average in amount, extent, or intensity.
    E.g. bringing up children on a low income
  • ranking below other people or things in importance or class.
    E.g. jobs with low status
  • (of a sound or voice) not loud or high.
    E.g. keep the volume very low
  • depressed or lacking in energy.
    E.g. I was feeling low
noun
  • a low point, level, or figure.
    E.g. his popularity ratings are at an all-time low
  • a difficult time in a person's life.
    E.g. the highs and lows of an actor's life
adverb
  • in or into a low position or state.
    E.g. she pressed on, bent low to protect her face
  • in a low voice or at a low pitch.
    E.g. we were talking low so we wouldn't wake Dean
verb
  • (of a cow) make a characteristic deep sound.
    E.g. the cocks were crowing, the cows lowing
noun
  • a sound made by cattle; a moo.

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