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Low
adjective (compar. lower; superl. lowest) 1.Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount. "The reservoir is low" Antonym: high. 2.Literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension. "Low clouds" , "Low hills" , "The sun is low" , "Low furniture" , "A low bow" Antonym: high. 3.Very low in volume. Synonym: low-toned. "The low-toned murmur of the surf" 4.Unrefined in character. 5.Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency. Synonym: low-pitched. Antonym: high. 6.Of the most contemptible kind. Synonyms: abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy. "A low stunt to pull" , "A low-down sneak" , "His miserable treatment of his family" , "You miserable skunk!" , "A scummy rabble" , "A scurvy trick" 7.Low or inferior in station or quality. Synonyms: humble, lowly, modest, small. "A lowly parish priest" , "A modest man of the people" , "Small beginnings" 8.No longer sufficient. Synonym: depleted. "Our funds are depleted" 10.Filled with melancholy and despondency. Synonyms: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited. "Gloomy predictions" , "A gloomy silence" , "Took a grim view of the economy" , "The darkening mood" , "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" noun 1.An air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation. Synonym: depression. 3.A low level or position or degree. Antonym: high. 4.The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving. Synonyms: first, first gear, low gear. adverb 1.In a low position; near the ground. verb 1.Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines. Synonym: moo.
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