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Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia. Rising only slightly above surrounding low carb beef and broccoli: a low hill.
Near to the ground or the horizon: The low clouds threaten rain. Situated or placed below normal height: a low lighting fixture. Situated below the surrounding surfaces: water standing in low spots. Close or closer to a reference point: was low in the offensive zone, near the goal.
Below average in degree, intensity, or amount: a low temperature. Relating to or being latitudes nearest to the equator. Having a pitch corresponding to a relatively small number of sound-wave cycles per second. Being near depletion: My savings account is low. 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. In or to a reduced, humbled, or degraded condition: brought low by failure.
With a deep pitch: sang low. At a small price: bought low and sold high. A low level, position, or degree: Rain collects in the lows. The stock market fell to a new low. Meteorology A region of atmospheric pressure that is below normal.
The low gear configuration of a transmission. Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 1963, British political cartoonist, born in New Zealand: created Colonel Blimp. The moon was low in the sky.
The river is low this time of year. 1963, English political cartoonist, born in New Zealand. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. Low can be an adjective or an adverb. Something that is low measures a short distance from the bottom to the top. You also say that something is low when it is very close to the ground.
He bumped his head on the low beams. You can use low as an adverb to say that something moves close to the ground. For example, you can say ‘He bowed low’. I asked him to fly low over the beach. Low also means ‘small in amount, value, or degree’. Low is not an adverb with this meaning, except in front of paid. We must make low-paid work more attractive than welfare.