low
低,低的,低位,低级
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Definitions
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low·er, low·est.
- : situated, placed, or occurring not far above the ground, floor, or base: a low shelf.
- : of small extent upward; not high or tall: A low wall surrounds the property.
- : not far above the horizon, as a planet: The moon was low in the sky.
- : lying or being below the general level: low ground.
- : designating or pertaining to regions near sea level, especially near the sea: low countries.
- : bending or passing far downward; deep: a low bow.
- : low-necked; décolleté: The dress she wore was fashionably low.
- : rising but slightly from a surface: a low relief on a frieze.
- : of less than average or normal height or depth, as a liquid or stream: The river is low this time of year.
- : near the first of a series: a low number.
- : ranked near the beginning or bottom on some scale of measurement: a low income bracket.
- : indicating the bottom or the point farthest down: the low point in his creative life.
- : lacking in strength, energy, or vigor; feeble; weak: to feel low and listless.
- : providing little nourishment or strength, as a diet.
- : of small number, amount, degree, force, intensity, etc.: low visibility; a generator with a low output.
- : indicated or represented by a low number: A low latitude is one relatively near the equator.
- : soft: subdued; not loud: a low murmur.
- : Music. produced by relatively slow vibrations, as sounds; grave in pitch.
- : assigning or attributing little worth, value, excellence, or the like: a low estimate of a new book.
- : containing a relatively small amount: a diet low in starches.
- : nearing depletion; not adequately supplied: low on funds; Our stock of towels is low.
- : depressed or dejected: low spirits.
- : far down in the scale of rank or estimation; humble: of low birth.
- : of inferior quality or character: a low grade of fabric; a low type of intellect.
- : lacking in dignity or elevation, as of thought or expression.
- : mean, base, or disreputable: low tricks; low companions.
- : coarse or vulgar: entertainment of a low sort.
- : Boxing. struck or delivered below a contestant's belt.
- : Biology. having a relatively simple structure; not complex in organization.
- : Phonetics. articulated with a relatively large opening above the tongue, as the vowels of hat, hut, hot, ought, etc.Compare high.
- : Automotive. of, relating to, or operating at the gear transmission ratio at which the drive shaft moves at the lowest speed with relation to the speed of the engine crankshaft, used especially for temporarily overcoming the weight or inertia of the vehicle; first: low gear.
- : Baseball. passing the plate at a level below that of the batter's knees: a low curve.
- : Cards. having less value than other cards: a low card.
- : Metallurgy. having a relatively small amount of a specified constituent: low-carbon steel.
- : Chiefly British. holding to Low Church principles and practices.
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low·er, low·est.
- : in or to a low position, point, degree, etc.: The raiders crouched low in the bushes.
- : near the ground, floor, or base; not aloft: The plane flew low.
- : in or to a humble or abject state: Some live low while others live high. She swore she would bring him low.
- : in or to a condition of depletion, prostration, or death: The gas in the tank is running low.
- : at comparatively small cost; cheaply: to buy something low and sell it high.
- : at or to a low pitch, volume, intensity, etc.: to turn the radio low; lights turned down low.
- : in a low tone; softly: quietly: to speak low.
- : Archaic. far down in time; late.
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- : something that is low, as ground or prices: numerous marshy lows in the forest; the recent low in the stock market.
- : Automotive. low gear; first gear.
- : Meteorology. an atmospheric low-pressure system; cyclone. Compare high.
- : Cards. the lowest trump card.a card of small value, or of lower value than other cards.the lowest score in a game.a player having such a score.
- : a point of deepest decline, vulgarity, etc.: a new low in tastelessness.
- : Slang. a period of intense depression or discomfort, when the effects of a drug have subsided.
Phrases
- low blow
- low boiling point
- low man on the totem pole
- low profile
- at a low ebb
- (low) boiling point
- high and low
- keep a low profile
- lay someone low
- lie low
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
Rice cakes, while low in fat, are also low in most other nutrients and may have less fiber than similar snacking options like crackers.
The decision partially upheld a lower-court decision to remove Walker from the ballot, but it reversed that court’s decision to keep Hawkins on.
At low temperatures, most atoms align, magnetizing the material.
The Commerce Department defines Opportunity Zones as low-income census tracts “where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment.”
It also says it will keep rates low until inflation averages 2% over an unspecified period.
The pulps brought new readers to serious fiction, making it less intimidating with alluring art and low prices.
Fleshy breasts taunted him from low bikini tops, and fleshy thighs sloped from bikini bottoms.
“He has to really stay on the down low, he has to make sure that he blends in,” Ney told the Beast.
Like him, they identified the Airbus A320 as an airplane extremely well fitted to low cost airline operations in Asia.
Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.
In their shelter, Brion and Ulv crouched low and wondered why the attack didn't come.
It is low in chronic interstitial nephritis, diabetes insipidus, and many functional nervous disorders.
The lack of bill buyers in foreign countries who will quote as low rates on dollar as on sterling bills.
In pneumonia chlorids are constantly very low, and in some cases are absent entirely.
Suddenly she stopped laughing, and said in a low voice, "You don't happen to have a beefsteak about you, do you?"