Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The characteristic sound uttered by cattle; a moo.
- intransitive verb To utter the sound made by cattle; moo.
- adjective Having little relative height; not high or tall.
- adjective Rising only slightly above surrounding surfaces.
- adjective Near to the ground or the horizon.
- adjective Situated or placed below normal height.
- adjective Situated below the surrounding surfaces.
- adjective Of less than usual or average depth; shallow.
- adjective Cut to show the wearer's neck and chest; décolleté.
- adjective Close or closer to a reference point.
- adjective Linguistics Produced with part or all of the tongue depressed, as a, pronounced (ä), in father. Used of vowels.
- adjective Below average in degree, intensity, or amount.
- adjective Below an average or a standard.
- adjective Ranked near the beginning of an ascending series or scale.
- adjective Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator.
- adjective Relatively small. Used of a cost, price, or other value.
- adjective Not loud; soft.
- adjective Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second.
- adjective Below others in status or rank; lowly.
- adjective Violating standards of morality or decency; base: synonym: base.
- adjective Unrefined; coarse.
- adjective Being near depletion.
- adjective Not adequately provided or equipped; short.
- adjective Lacking strength or vigor; weak.
- adjective Lacking liveliness or good spirits; discouraged or dejected.
- adjective Depreciatory; disparaging.
- adjective Of, relating to, or being the gear configuration or setting, as in an automotive transmission, that produces the least vehicular speed with respect to engine speed.
- adverb In or to a low position, level, or space.
- adverb In or to a low condition or rank; humbly.
- adverb In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition.
- adverb Softly; quietly.
- adverb With a deep pitch.
- adverb At a small price.
- noun A low level, position, or degree.
- noun Meteorology A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.
- noun The low gear configuration of a transmission.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The bellow of cattle; a moo.
- To utter the soft bellow peculiar to animals of the cow kind; moo.
- To lower.
- To bring low; humble.
- To go low; descend; fall.
- Near the ground; not aloft; not high: as, to fly low; to aim low.
- In a mean condition: in composition: as, a low-born fellow or lass.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Now reading this struck me as nonsense cos it seems more and more low carb studies seem to repeatedly suggest for whatever the ‘thrust’ of that partic.study that low carb (say under 100gms per day..low carb to some not to others) diets work for the majority(work as in lowering all the things one wants lowering and losing some bf too) and for very good and understood reasons….have i got this right or wrong ?
Gymnasts and low-carb | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2008
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On the 20th, the vortex was 5° to the northward of Montreal, and the aurora was consequently low -- the brightest auroras being when the vortex is immediately north without storm, or one day to the northward, although we have seen it _very low_ when the vortex was three days to the north, and no other vortex near.
Outlines of a Mechanical Theory of Storms Containing the True Law of Lunar Influence T. Bassnett
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"I tell you it is low -- _low_ to give a man such names."
"Le Monsieur de la Petite Dame" Frances Hodgson Burnett 1886
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-- _When the sound of the grinding is low, and one shall rise up at the voice of a bird, and all the daughters of music shall be brought low_: these must be taken together: appetite, speech, and sleep are all feeble.
Select Masterpieces of Biblical Literature Richard Green Moulton 1886
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•low blood counts, like low white cell, platelet, or red cell counts
Burning the Fat: Fueled by Fatuousness BikeSnobNYC 2009
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•low blood counts, like low white cell, platelet, or red cell counts
Burning the Fat: Fueled by Fatuousness BikeSnobNYC 2009
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Then, just as quickly, the market rebounded as traders focused on a phrase low in the Fed's statement, which said the central bank had discussed a "range of policy tools" that it was "prepared to employ."
Markets Sink Then Soar After Fed Speaks Sudeep Reddy 2011
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Arnott skated in low from the right side and took a close range backhand shot that beat Phoenix goaltender Ilya Bryzgalov to his glove side.
USATODAY.com 2008
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He skated in low from the left side and flicked a wrist shot behind Budaj.
USATODAY.com 2008
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The term low end refers to several categories of coins.
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“Down low” is a cherished concept: secret, alternative, not commercial—everything one wants to be.
Chloe’s Scene Condé Nast 1994
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