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1. Move something down to a less high position
   "lower the vase from the shelf";
   - take down, let down, get down, bring down
    
2. Reduce the ranking, degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
   "lower expectations"; "lower a rating"
    
3. Make quieter
   "lower the volume of a radio";
   - turn down
    
4. Cause to drop or sink
   "The lack of rain had lowered the water level in the reservoir";
   - depress

1. The lower of two berths
   - lower berth

1. The bottom one of two

1. Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
   - frown, glower, lour

1. A facial expression of dislike or displeasure
   - frown, scowl, lour

1. Not high; being at or having a relatively small elevation or height
   "low ceilings"; "low clouds"; "low hills"; "the sun is low"; "low furniture"; "a low bow"
    
2. Less than normal in degree, intensity or amount
   "low prices"; "the reservoir is low"
    
3. Unrefined in character
   "low comedy"
    
4. Of the most contemptible kind
   "a low stunt to pull"; "a low-down sneak";
   - abject, low-down, miserable, scummy, scurvy
    
5. Low or inferior in station or quality
   "a low cottage";
   - humble, lowly, modest, small
    
6. No longer sufficient
   "supplies are low";
   - depleted
    
7. Subdued or brought low in condition or status
   "brought low";
   - broken, crushed, humbled, humiliated
    
8. Filled with melancholy and despondency
   "low at the thought of what he had to face"; "low-spirited at the thought of what he had to face";
   - gloomy, grim, blue [informal], depressed, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low-spirited
    
9. Used of sounds and voices; low in pitch or frequency
   - low-pitched
    
10. Very low in volume
    "a low murmur"; "the low-toned murmur of the surf";
    - low-toned

Derived forms: lowered, lowering, lowers

See also: alto, baritone, bass, bottom, contemptible, contrabass, contralto, debased, deep, deficient, degraded, degree, dejected, depressed, devalued, double-bass, down, flat-growing, grade, ground-hugging, height, humble, inferior, insufficient, level, little, low-altitude, low-growing, low-level, low-lying, lowset, low-set, nether, pitch, reduced, rock-bottom, short, soft, squat, tallness, throaty, under, underslung, unrefined

Type of: alter, berth, built in bed, bunk, change, decrease, devalue, displace, facial expression, facial gesture, grimace, lessen, make a face, minify, modify, move, pull a face

Antonym: bring up, high, upper

Encyclopedia: Lower, Richard