low

adjective25

1. •
   Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

   • standing on low ground
   • in a low valley, ringed by low hills
2. •
   (of an amount, a price or a level) small, not high

   • My credit union charges a low interest rate. Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous. The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices. The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs. low cholesterol a low voltage wire a low number
3. •
   Having a small or comparatively smaller concentration of (a substance, which is often but not always linked by "in" when predicative).
4. •
   Depleted, or nearing deletion; lacking in supply.

   • When silica is in low supply other classes of algae dominate the phytoplankton composition. — 2002
5. •
   Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.
6. •
   Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.
7. •
   Pertaining to (or, especially of a language: spoken in) in an area which is at a lesser elevation, closer to sea level (especially near the sea), than other regions.
8. •
   Of less than normal height or upward extent or growth, or of greater than normal depth or recession; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

   • the Mississippi is unusually low right now
9. •
   Low-cut.

   • Why do girls wear low dresses? — 1917
10. •
    Quiet; soft; not loud.

    • They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying.
    • Why would you want to play heavy metal at such a low volume?
11. •
    Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

    • The note was too low for her to sing.
    • Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts.
12. •
    Not high in status, esteem, or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

    • playing low tricks on them
    • Now that was low even for you!
13. •
    Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

    • low spirits
14. •
    Being a nadir, a bottom.

    • Virginia, for example, reached such a low point in her junior year that she briefly considered suicide [...] — 2012
15. •
    Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

    • She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs.
16. •
    Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

    • made (or: laid) low by sickness
17. •
    Having few hit points remaining; damaged.
18. •
    Humble, meek, not haughty.

    • God loves an humble soul. It is not our high birth, but our low hearts God delights in. — 1829
19. •
    Simple in complexity or development.

    • In the case of languages spoken by very low races, like the Puris and the Tasmanians, the difficulty of deciding such a point must be very great. — 1870
20. •
    Being near the equator.
21. •
    Favoring simplicity (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

    • Among them there was none more low, more pious, more sincere, or more given to interference. To teach Mr. Worth his duty as a parish clergyman was evidently a necessity to such a bishop. — 1881
22. •
    Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.
23. •
    Below the batter's knees.

    • the pitch (or: the ball) was low
24. •
    Dead. (Compare lay low.)

    • And wilt thou weep when I am low? — 1830
25. •
    (no longer used) Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

    • The Physicians ordered a low diet, and cooling ptisans in great abundance. — 1789

adverb7

1. •
   Close to the ground.
2. •
   In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

   • The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian.
3. •
   With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

   • [T]he amorous, odorous wind, / Breathes low between the sunset and the moon, […] — 1832
4. •
   Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

   • He sold his wheat low.
5. •
   Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

   • Can sing both high and low. — 1601
6. •
   In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.
7. •
   In a time approaching our own.

   • In that part of the world which was first inhabited, […] even as low down as Abraham's time, they wandered with their flocks and herds. — 1689

noun10

1. •
   A low point or position, literally (as, a depth) or figuratively (as, a nadir, a time when things are at their worst, least, minimum, etc).

   • You have achieved a new low in behavior, Frank.
   • Economic growth has hit a new low.
2. •
   The minimum atmospheric temperature recorded at a particular location, especially during one 24-hour period.

   • Today's low was 32 °F.
   • A cold one out there today, with lows reaching 33 degrees.
3. •
   A period of depression; a depressed mood or situation.

   • He is in a low right now. the highs and lows of bipolar disorder
4. •
   An area of low pressure; a depression.

   • A deep low is centred over the British Isles.
5. •
   The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

   • Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour.
6. •
   (slang) A cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous price.

   • He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low.
7. •
   The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.
8. •
   (dialect, UK) A flame; fire; blaze.

   • A boy fell aff his chair a' in a low, for the discharge had set him on fire […] — 1843
9. •
   (no longer used) Barrow, mound, tumulus.

   • A barrow or Low, such as were usually cast up over the bodies of eminent Captains. — 1686
10. •
    (dialect, no longer used) A hill.

    • And some they brought the brown lint-seed, and flung it down from the Low. — 1847

verb3

1. •
   To moo.

   • The cattle were lowing.
2. •
   (dialect, UK) To burn; to blaze.

   • Driest wood will eithest low, — 1724
3. •
   (no longer used) To lower; to make low.

   • I shall only say this, that all the other graces must low the sail to faith, and so it is faith must carry us through, being that last triumphing grace, […] — 1654

noun1

1. •
   Acronym of launch on warning.

noun1

1. •
   A category in speedrunning that pertains to the goal of completing the game as quickly as possible while unlocking or completing other game objectives as little as possible.