low1

adjective

• 1of less than average height from top to bottom or to the top from the ground:the school is a long, low building a low table
• situated not far above the ground, the horizon, or sea level:the sun was low in the sky
• located at or near the bottom of something:low back pain there were stunted trees low down on the ridge
• Baseball (of a pitched ball) below a certain level, such as the batter’s knees, as it comes across home plate, and thus outside the strike zone.
• (of a river or lake) below the usual water level; shallow.
• (of latitude) near the equator.
• (of women’s clothing) cut so as to reveal the neck and the upper part of the breasts:the low neckline of her blouse [in combination]:a low-cut black dress
• Phonetics (of a vowel) pronounced with the tongue held low in the mouth; open.
• (of a sound or voice) not loud or high:his low, husky voice they were told to keep the volume very low

• 2below average in amount, extent, or intensity; small:bringing up children on a low income shops with low levels of staff and service cook over low heat
• (of a substance or food) containing smaller quantities than usual of a specified ingredient:vegetables are low in calories [in combination]:low-fat spreads
• (of a supply) small or reduced in quantity:food and ammunition were running low
• having a small or reduced quantity of a supply:they were low on fuel

• 3ranking below other people or things in importance or class:jobs with low status training will be given low priority
• (of art or culture) considered to be inferior in quality and refinement:the dual traditions of high and low art
• less good than is expected or desired; inferior:the standard of living is low
• unscrupulous or dishonest:practice a little low cunning low tricks
• (of an opinion) unfavorable:he had a low opinion of himself

• 4depressed or lacking in energy:I was feeling low

noun

• a low point, level or figure:his popularity ratings are at an all-time low
• a particularly bad or difficult moment:the highs and lows of an actor’s life
• informal a state of depression or low spirits.
• an area of low atmospheric pressure; a depression.

adverb

• 1in or into a low position or state:she pressed on, bent low to protect her face

• 2in a low voice or at a low pitch:we were talking low so we wouldn’t wake Dean