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Definition of Lower

1. Noun. The lower of two berths.

2. Verb. Move something or somebody to a lower position. "They lower the bags on the table"; "Take down the vase from the shelf"

3. Verb. Set lower. "Lower expectations"

4. Verb. Make lower or quieter. "Turn down the volume of a radio"

5. Verb. Cause to drop or sink. "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

6. Verb. Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval.

Definition of Lower

1. a. Compar. of Low, a.

2. v. t. To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail or a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag.

3. v. i. To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease; as, the river lowered as rapidly as it rose.

4. v. i. To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest.

5. n. Cloudiness; gloominess.

Definition of Lower

1. Adjective. (comparative of low#Adjective low) ¹

2. Adverb. (comparative of low POS=adverb) ¹

3. Verb. (transitive) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down ¹

4. Verb. (transitive) to pull down ¹

5. Verb. (transitive) To reduce the height of ¹

6. Verb. (transitive) To depress as to direction ¹

7. Verb. (transitive) To make less elevated ¹

8. Verb. (transitive) To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of ¹

9. Verb. (transitive) To bring down; to humble ¹

10. Verb. (reflexive) ('''lower oneself''') To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity. ¹

11. Verb. (transitive) To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc. ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease ¹

13. Verb. (intransitive) To decrease in value, amount, etc. ¹

14. Verb. (intransitive) To be dark, gloomy, and threatening, as clouds; to be covered with dark and threatening clouds, as the sky; to show threatening signs of approach, as a tempest. ¹

15. Verb. (intransitive) To frown; to look sullen. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Lower

1. to appear dark and threatening [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lower

lowbrow lowbrowed lowbrows lowbush lowbush blueberries lowbush blueberry lowbush cranberry lowbush penstemon lowcost lowcut

lowd lowdown lowdowns lowe lowed lower (current term) lower-case lower-case letter lower-ranking lower 48

lower GI series lower abdominal periosteal reflex lower airway lower alveolar point lower back lower berth lower body negative pressure lower bound

Literary usage of Lower

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings by Philadelphia County Medical Society (1896)
"HALF OF THE lower JAW REMOVED FOR EPITHELIOMA. W. JOSEPH HEARN, MD [Read January 22,18%.] I wish to present this specimen as an example of the sad results ..."

2. Psychology, General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1917)
"Movements sometimes normal in hypnosis, because the lower centers are not dissociated. In the meantime, it is necessary to add a few comments on the motor ..."

3. Bulletin by Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey (1900)
"shore of lake Superior and to which the name Lake Superior sandstone has been applied. The lower Keweenawan rocks are the ones which contain the •copper ..."

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