low

1. Less than normal in degree or intensity or amount (synset 301215141)
   "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
   also: inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
   tells us about: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
   similar to:

   • debased, degraded, devalued - lowered in value
   • depressed, down - lower than previously
   • low-level - not intense
   • reduced, rock-bottom - well below normal (especially in price)
2. Literal meanings;
   Being at or having a relatively small elevation or upward extension (synset 301209146)
   "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
   also:

   • inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
   • little, short - low in stature; not tall
   • down - being or moving lower in position or less in some value
   tells us about: height, tallness - the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
   similar to:

   • deep - with head or back bent low
   • flat-growing, ground-hugging, low-growing - of plants that grow relatively low to the ground
   • low-altitude, low-level - occurring at a relatively low altitude
   • low-lying - having a small elevation above the ground or horizon or sea level
   • low-set, lowset - lower than average
   • nether, under - located below or beneath something else
   • squat, underslung - having a low center of gravity; built low to the ground
3. Very low in volume (synset 301458667)
   "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf"
   similar to: soft - (of sound) relatively low in volume
   same as: low-toned
4. Unrefined in character (synset 301957830)
   "low comedy"
   similar to: unrefined - (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth
5. Used of sounds and voices;
   Low in pitch or frequency (synset 301218092)
   tells us about: pitch - the property of sound that varies with variation in the frequency of vibration
   similar to:

   • alto, contralto - of or being the lowest female voice
   • baritone - lower in range than tenor and higher than bass
   • bass, deep - having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range
   • contrabass, double-bass - pitched an octave below normal bass instrumental or vocal range
   • throaty - sounding as if pronounced low in the throat
   same as: low-pitched
6. Of the most contemptible kind (synset 300907967)
   "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"
   similar to: contemptible - deserving of contempt or scorn
   same as: abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
7. Low or inferior in station or quality (synset 302348528)
   "a humble cottage"; "a lowly parish priest"; "a modest man of the people"; "small beginnings"
   similar to: inferior - of or characteristic of low rank or importance
   same as: humble, lowly, modest, small
8. No longer sufficient (synset 302344737)
   "supplies are low"; "our funds are depleted"
   similar to: deficient, insufficient - of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement
   same as: depleted
9. Subdued or brought low in condition or status (synset 301899370)
   "brought low"; "a broken man"; "his broken spirit"
   similar to: humble - marked by meekness or modesty; not arrogant or prideful
   same as: broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated
10. Filled with melancholy and despondency (synset 300707060)
    "gloomy at the thought of what he had to face"; "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"
    similar to: dejected - affected or marked by low spirits
    same as: blue, depressed, dispirited, down, down in the mouth, downcast, downhearted, gloomy, grim, low-spirited

1. An air mass of lower pressure;
   Often brings precipitation (synset 114544431)
   "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"
   is a type of: air mass - a large body of air with uniform characteristics horizontally
   is a part of: cyclone - (meteorology) rapid inward circulation of air masses about a low pressure center; circling counterclockwise in the northern hemisphere and clockwise in the southern
   same as: depression
2. British political cartoonist (born in New Zealand) who created the character Colonel Blimp (1891-1963) (synset 111162145)
   is an instance of: cartoonist - a person who draws cartoons
   same as: david low, sir david alexander cecil low, sir david low
3. A low level or position or degree (synset 105104968)
   "the stock market fell to a new low"
   is a type of: degree, grade, level - a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
4. The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle;
   Used to start a car moving (synset 103354857)
   is a type of: gear, gear mechanism - a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
   is a part of: auto, automobile, car, machine, motorcar - a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
   same as: first, first gear, low gear

1. In a low position;
   Near the ground (synset 400395053)
   "the branches hung low"

1. Make a low noise, characteristic of bovines (synset 201056890)
   is a type of: emit, let loose, let out, utter - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
   same as: moo

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