low

less than normal in degree or intensity or amount

• “low prices”
• “the reservoire is low”

literal meanings; being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension

• “low ceilings”
• “low clouds”
• “low hills”
• “the sun is low”
• “low furniture”
• “a low bow”

very low in volume

• “a low murmur”
• “the low-toned murmur of the surf”

unrefined in character

• “low comedy”

used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency

of the most contemptible kind

• “abject cowardice”
• “a low stunt to pull”
• “a low-down sneak”
• “his miserable treatment of his family”
• “You miserable skunk!”
• “a scummy rabble”
• “a scurvy trick”

low or inferior in station or quality

• “a humble cottage”
• “a lowly parish priest”
• “a modest man of the people”
• “small beginnings”

no longer sufficient

• “supplies are low”
• “our funds are depleted”

subdued or brought low in condition or status

• “brought low”
• “a broken man”
• “his broken spirit”

low in spirits

• “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”

being the gear producing the lowest drive speed

• “use first gear on steep hills”

in a low position; near the ground

• “the branches hung low”

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

• “a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow”

British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963)

a low level or position or degree

• “the stock market fell to a new low”

the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving

make a low noise, characteristic of bovines