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LOW

Definition:

1. [adverb] in a low position; near the ground; "the branches hung low"
   
   
2. [noun] an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation; "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
   Synonyms: pressure, depression
   
   
3. [noun] British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)
   Synonyms: Low, David Low, Sir David Low, Sir David Alexander Cecil Low
   
   
4. [noun] a low level or position or degree; "the stock market fell to a new low"
   
   
5. [noun] the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving
   Synonyms: first gear, first, gear
   
   
6. [verb] make a low noise, characteristic of bovines
   Synonyms: moo
   
   
7. [adjective] less than normal in degree or intensity or amount; "low prices"; "the reservoire is low"
   
   
8. [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"
   
   
9. [adjective] very low in volume; "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
   Synonyms: -toned
   
   
10. [adjective] unrefined in character; "low comedy"
    
    
11. [adjective] used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
    Synonyms: -pitched
    
    
12. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: abject, -down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
    
    
13. [adjective] low or inferior in station or quality; "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
    Synonyms: humble, ly, modest, small
    
    
14. [adjective] no longer sufficient; "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
    Synonyms: depleted
    
    
15. [adjective] subdued or brought low in condition or status; "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
    Synonyms: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated
    
    
16. [adjective] 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"
    Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, -spirited
    
    
17. [adjective] being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills"
    Synonyms: first
    
    

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