lower

lower: [[t]lo͟ʊə(r)[/t]]
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lowers, lowering, lowered

1) ADJ-COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ, the ADJ of n You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things.

She bit her lower lip.

...the lower deck of the bus...

The upper layer of felt should overlap the lower.

...the lower of the two holes.

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upper

2) ADJ-COMPAR: ADJ n You can use lower to refer to the bottom part of something.

Use a small cushion to help give support to the lower back.

...fires which started in the lower part of a tower block.

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upper

3) ADJ-COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ You can use lower to refer to people or things that are less important than similar people or things.

Already the awards are causing resentment in the lower ranks of council officers...

The nation's highest court reversed the lower court's decision...

The higher orders of society must rule the lower.

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higher

4) VERB If you lower something, you move it slowly downwards.

[V n prep/adv] Two reporters had to help lower the coffin into the grave...

[V pron-refl prep/adv] Sokolowski lowered himself into the black leather chair...

[V n] `No movies of me getting out of the pool, boys.' They dutifully lowered their cameras.

Derived words:

lowering N-UNCOUNT usu N of n
...the extinguishing of the Olympic flame and the lowering of the flag.

5) VERB If you lower something, you make it less in amount, degree, value, or quality.

[V n] The Central Bank has lowered interest rates by 2 percent...

[V n] This drug lowers cholesterol levels by binding fats in the intestine.

Derived words:

lowering N-UNCOUNT usu N of n
...a package of social measures which included the lowering of the retirement age.

6) VERB If someone lowers their head or eyes, they look downwards, for example because they are sad or embarrassed.

[V n] She lowered her head and brushed past photographers as she went back inside...

[V n] She lowered her gaze to the hands in her lap.

Ant:

raise

7) VERB: oft with brd-neg If you say that you would not lower yourself by doing something, you mean that you would not behave in a way that would make you or other people respect you less.

[V pron-refl] Don't lower yourself, don't be the way they are...

[V pron-refl to n] I've got no qualms about lowering myself to Lemmer's level to get what I want.

8) V-ERG If you lower your voice or if your voice lowers, you speak more quietly.

[V n] The man moved closer, lowering his voice...

His voice lowers confidentially.

9) → See also low

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Synonyms:

Depress, drop, sink, let down, bring down, take down, Grow dark, be clouded, appear gloomy, appear stormy / Degrade, debase, disgrace, humble, humiliate, reduce, Frown, glower, look sullen, look black / Lessen, diminish, reduce, decrease, Fall, sink, diminish, decrease, grow less, subside

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Lower — Low er, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Lowered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Lowering}.] [From {Low}, a.] 1. 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;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower — lower1 [lō′ər] adj. [compar. of LOW1] 1. in a place or on a level below another [lower lip] 2. inferior in rank, authority, or dignity [the lower classes] 3. less in quantity, degree, value, intensity, etc. 4 … English World dictionary
Lower — may refer to: *Lower Township, New Jersey *Lower Receiver (firearms) *Lower Wick Gloucestershire, EnglandPeople*Robert A. Lower, American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *Richard Lower (physician), Cornish inventor of blood transfusion … Wikipedia
Lower — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Richard Lower (1631–1691), britischer Mediziner Richard Lower (Chirurg) (1929–2008), US amerikanischer Herzchirurg Siehe auch: Löwer Løwer Lower Allen Branch, ein Fluss im US Bundesstaat Kentucky … Deutsch Wikipedia
lower — low‧er [ˈləʊə ǁ ˈloʊər] verb [transitive] to reduce something in amount, level etc: • Production has soared, allowing him to lower his prices. * * * lower UK US /ˈləʊər/ verb [T] ► to reduce the level, price, etc. of something: lower… … Financial and business terms
lower — [adj] under, inferior bush league*, curtailed, decreased, diminished, junior, lessened, lesser, low, lower rung, minor, nether, pared down, reduced, secondary, second class, second fiddle*, second string*, smaller, subjacent, subordinate, under;… … New thesaurus
Löwer — ist der Name von Johannes Löwer (* 1944), Mediziner und Biochemiker Peter Löwer (* 1944), deutscher Fußballspieler Wolfgang Löwer (* 1946), Rechtswissenschaftler und Richter am Verfassungsgerichtshof Nordrhein Westfalen Di … Deutsch Wikipedia
lower — index debase, decrease, deduct (reduce), defame, demean (make lower), demote, denigrate, depreciate … Law dictionary
Lower 48 — Lower For|ty eight or Lower 48 «FR tee AYT», U.S. the forty eight states of the continental United States excluding Alaska: »People [leave] Anchorage and Fairbanks…Some, of course, are interested only in a year or two s work, then to return with… … Useful english dictionary
Lower — Low er, n. [Obs.] 1. Cloudiness; gloominess. [1913 Webster] 2. A frowning; sullenness. [1913 Webster] adj. 1. relating to small or noncapital letters which were kept in the lower half of a compositor s type case. Also See {minuscule},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lower — [1] ► ADJECTIVE comparative of LOW(Cf. ↑lowness). 1) less high. 2) Geology & Archaeology older (and hence forming more deeply buried strata): the Lower Cretaceous. 3) (in place names ) situated to the south. DERIVATIVES lowermost … English terms dictionary

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