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Bottom price paid for a security over the past year or since trading in the security began; in the latter sense also called historic low.

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adjective

1. Cut to reveal the wearer's neck, chest, and back: décolleté, low-cut, low-neck, low-necked, plunging. See high/low.
2. Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, lower², minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, small, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.
3. So objectionable as to elicit despisal or deserve condemnation: abhorrent, abominable, antipathetic, contemptible, despicable, despisable, detestable, disgusting, filthy, foul, infamous, loathsome, lousy, mean², nasty, nefarious, obnoxious, odious, repugnant, rotten, shabby, vile, wretched. See good/bad.
4. Having or proceeding from low moral standards: base², ignoble, low-down, mean², sordid, squalid, vile. See right/wrong.
5. In low spirits: blue, dejected, depressed, desolate, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, dull, dysphoric, gloomy, heavy-hearted, melancholic, melancholy, sad, spiritless, tristful, unhappy, wistful. Idioms: downatinthe mouth. See happy/unhappy.
6. Low in price: cheap, inexpensive, low-cost, low-priced. See money, value/worthlessness/evaluation.
7. Being a sound produced by a relatively small frequency of vibrations: alto, bass, contralto, deep, low-pitched. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
8. Not irritating, strident, or loud: hushed, low-key, low-keyed, quiet, small, soft, subdued, whispery. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.
9. Tending or intending to belittle: deprecative, deprecatory, depreciative, depreciatory, derogative, derogatory, detractive, disparaging, pejorative, slighting, uncomplimentary. See praise/blame.
10. Affected or tending to be affected with minor health problems: ailing, indisposed, mean², off-color, rocky, sickly. Idioms: under the weather. See health/sickness.

noun

A very low level, position, or degree: bottom, rock bottom. See high/low.

Idioms beginning with low:
low boiling point
low blow
lower one's sights
lower the boom on

See also at a low ebb; (low) boiling point; high and low; keep a low profile; lay someone low; lie low.

adj

Definition: close to the ground; short
Antonyms: above, high, tall

adj

Definition: crude, vulgar
Antonyms: decent, honest, honorable, moral, respectable, upright

adj

Definition: depressed
Antonyms: cheerful, gay, happy, high

adj

Definition: living in, coming from poor circumstances
Antonyms: high, rich

adj

Definition: not feeling well
Antonyms: healthy, strong, well

adj

Definition: reduced; mediocre
Antonyms: above, elevated, high, increased, prominent

A region of low atmospheric pressure. In Britain, the term low is generally applied to pressures of below 1000 millibars.

sign description: The hand moves downward to show that something is low to the ground.

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Closer to ground surface.

• l. airway — the trachea from the entrance to the thorax, bronchi and bronchioles.
• l. burner syndrome — acupuncture term meaning chronic accumulation of fluid in the lungs because of failure of the kidneys to excrete the fluid.
• l. motor neuron (LMN) — the final common nervous path; the ventral horn cell in the spinal cord and the peripheral motor neuron. A lesion of a sufficient number of these neurons causes atrophy of the muscles supplied by the nerve, weak reflexes and flaccid paralysis.
• l. nephron nephrosis — see renal cortical necrosis.
• l. respiratory tract — the trachea, bronchial tree, lungs, pulmonary vessels and pleura.
• l. urinary tract — includes, ureters, bladder and urethra.

For a list of words related to low, see:

• Forecasting and Meteorology - low: low-pressure air mass
• Baseball - low: (adj) the location of a pitch that is lower than the strike zone
• Descriptions of Sounds
• Vulgar, Rude, Degenerate, or Wild
• Fixed Positions and Points - low: (adj) lying close to or at the bottom point

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See words rhyming with "lowness."

  See crossword solutions for the clue Low.

Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - lav, nedringet, udskåret, med dyb udskæring, ringe, dårlig, ussel, simpel, tarvelig, gemen, langt nede, svag, sagte, dæmpet, ved at slippe op
n. - lavpunkt, lavmål, første gear, laveste antal points, laveste trumf, lavtryksområde
adv. - dybt

idioms:

• lay someone low    slå til jorden, tvinge til at holde sengen, ydmyge, nedlægge
• low frequency    lavfrekvens-, lavfrekent
• low life    underklassetilværelse
• low mass    stille messe
• low pressure    lavtryk, lavtryk-
• low season    lavsæson
• low tide    lavvande
• low water    lavvande
• lowest common denominator    den mindste fællesnævner

2.
v. intr. - brøle
n. - brøl, brølen

Nederlands (Dutch)
laag, van lage afkomst, van weinig waarde, ongunstig, laag uitgesneden, krap (geld), laag-bij-de-gronds, gemeen, nederig, bescheiden, neerslachtig, alledaags, krenterig, min, laag-, tegen een goedkope prijs, laagtepunt, lagedrukgebied, loeien, geloei, zachtjes (spreken)

Français (French)
1.
adj. - bas, terre-à-terre, grossier, vulgaire, abattu
n. - dépression, niveau le plus bas
adv. - bas

idioms:

• lay someone low    rabaisser qn
• low frequency    à basse fréquence
• low life    bas fonds, milieu, crapule
• low mass    messe basse
• low pressure    basse pression
• low season    basse saison
• low tide    marée basse
• low water    basses eaux
• lowest common denominator    (Math, fig) le plus petit commun dénominateur

2.
v. intr. - meugler
n. - meuglement

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - niedrig, tief, gering, schwach, gemein, gewöhnlich, leise
n. - Tiefdruckgebiet, Tiefstand
adv. - niedrig, tief, leise

idioms:

• lay someone low    niederstrecken
• low frequency    Niederfrequenz
• low life    Leben in der Unterwelt
• low mass    stille Messe
• low pressure    Tiefdruck
• low season    Nebensaison
• low tide    Niedrigwasser, Tiefpunkt
• low water    Niedrigwasser, Tiefpunkt
• lowest common denominator    kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner

2.
v. - muhen, brüllen
n. - Muhen, Brüllen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - χαμηλός, ταπεινός, κατώτερος, χυδαίος, άξεστος, αδύνατος, χαμηλός, κακός, άσχημος (για υγεία), κακόκεφος
adv. - χαμηλά, κατώτερα, ταπεινά, χαμηλόφωνα, φτηνά
n. - βαρομετρικό χαμηλό, κατώτατο σημείο, ναδίρ, χαμηλό επίπεδο
v. - μυκώμαι, μουγκανίζω

idioms:

• lay someone low    ξαπλώνω κάποιον κάτω
• low frequency    χαμηλή συχνότητα
• low life    υπόκοσμος
• low mass    (θρησκ.) Μικρή Λειτουργία
• low pressure    χαμηλή πίεση
• low season    νεκρή περίοδος
• low tide    άμπωτις
• low water    χαμηλά νερά, ρηχία
• lowest common denominator    μικρότερος κοινός παρονομαστής

Italiano (Italian)
muggire, basso, pedestre, avvilito, ignobile, ignobilmente

idioms:

• lay someone low    abbattere qualcuno
• low frequency    bassa frequenza
• low life    vita dei bassifondi
• low mass    messa bassa
• low pressure    bassa pressione
• low season    bassa stagione
• low tide/water    acqua bassa

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - baixo, raso, inferior, humilde, pequeno, fraco, reduzido, pouco, débil, desanimado, vulgar, ordinário, grave (som)
adv. - baixo, humildemente, mesquinhamente, em voz ou tom baixo, a preço baixo, na pobreza
n. - primeira marcha (f) (Autom.) (Mec.)
v. - mugir

idioms:

• lay someone low    derrubar alguém, prostrar
• low frequency    baixa freqüência (f)
• low life    vida (f) sóbria
• low mass    missa (f) baixa (Rel.), missa (f) rezada (Rel.)
• low pressure    baixa pressão (f)
• low season    baixa temporada (f)
• low tide/water    maré (f) baixa

Русский (Russian)
низкий, ниже обычного уровня, тихий, низкого происхождения, невоспитанный, неблагоприятный, скудный, самый низкий уровень, низко, тихо, дешево, бедно, мычать, мычание

idioms:

• lay someone low    опрокинуть, унизить, похоронить
• low frequency    низкая частота
• low life    жалкое существование, опустившийся человек
• low mass    малая месса (без музыки)
• low pressure    низкое давление
• low season    мертвый сезон
• low tide/water    отлив

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - bajo, humilde, grosero, vulgar, mediocre, estrecho, abatido, decaído, desanimado, innoble, mezquino, ruin, vil
n. - grosero, mediocre, mezquino
adv. - humildemente, vulgarmente, bajo, cerca del suelo, en voz baja

idioms:

• lay someone low    derribar a uno, abatir a uno, echar abajo
• low frequency    baja frecuencia
• low life    hampa, bajos fondos, delincuente
• low mass    misa rezada
• low pressure    baja presión
• low season    temporada baja
• low tide    bajamar, marea baja
• low water    bajamar, marea baja
• lowest common denominator    mínimo común denominador

2.
v. intr. - mugir, berrear
n. - mugido, berrido

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - låg, låglänt, djup, urringad, ringa, obetydlig, oansenlig, lågt stående, lägre, simpel, tarvlig, vulgär, gemen, nedrig, klen, svag, kraftlös, nedstämd, nere, deppig, knapp, mager, (kyrkl.) lågkyrklig, (pred. (poet.)) död (och begraven)
adv. - lågt, djupt, lågmält, tyst, svagt, b
n. - botten(läge), bottennotering, lågtrycksområde, lägsta växel, råmande, bölande
v. - råma, böla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 低的, 矮的, 少的, 小的, 浅的, 不足的, 快枯竭的, 低, 向下地, 以低音调, 低声地, 低价地, 低水平, 低点, 低气压区, 最低水平, 低速

idioms:

• lay someone low    使倒下, 击倒, 弄死
• low frequency    低周波, 低频率
• low life    道德低下行为, 下层社会生活, 卑鄙之人, 罪犯, 恶棍, 社会底层人物
• low mass    诵经弥撒
• low pressure    低压的, 悠然自得的
• low season    淡季
• low tide    低潮
• low water    低潮, 低落, 低水位, 萧条
• lowest common denominator    最低一般水平, 最小公分母

2. 牛叫声, 哞哞叫

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
n. - 牛叫聲
v. intr. - 哞哞叫

2.
adj. - 低的, 矮的, 少的, 小的, 淺的, 不足的, 快枯竭的
adv. - 低, 向下地, 以低音調, 低聲地, 低價地
n. - 低水平, 低點, 低氣壓區, 最低水平, 低速

idioms:

• lay someone low    使倒下, 擊倒, 弄死
• low frequency    低周波, 低頻率
• low life    道德低下行為, 下層社會生活, 卑鄙之人, 罪犯, 惡棍, 社會底層人物
• low mass    誦經彌撒
• low pressure    低壓的, 悠然自得的
• low season    淡季
• low tide    低潮
• low water    低潮, 低落, 低水位, 蕭條
• lowest common denominator    最低一般水準, 最小公分母

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 낮은 , 적은, 미천한, 저질의, 변변찮은
n. - 낮은 것, 최저가격, 저기압, 최저
adv. - 낮게 , 모자라게, 천하게

2.
v. intr. - 소가 음매하고 울다, 신음하듯 말하다
n. - 음매 하는 울음소리

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 低い水準, 最低点, 低速ギア, 低気圧
adj. - 低い, 少ない, 弱った, 卑しい, 下等の, 粗末な, 栄養価の低い
v. - モーと鳴く
adv. - 低く, 安く, 低い調子で

idioms:

• at a low ebb    不振で
• low blood pressure    低血圧
• low frequency    低周波
• low gear    ローギア
• low life    下等生物
• low mass    読唱ミサ
• low pressure    低圧
• low season    閑散期
• low tide/water    干潮

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) منخفض, واطئ, منخفض العنق, مفتوح الصدر والظهر للفستان, منبطح على الأرض, خفيض للتمتمه, قريب من خط الإستواء, وضيع, حقير, ضعيف, واهن, مكتئب, صغير, ضئيل أو غير كاف للتموين, رخيص للسعر, بسيط أو ضئيل القوة الغذائيه للطعام, خسيس, دنئ, فظ أو مبتذل للكلام أو اللغه, سئ للرأي والإنطباع (ظرف) على نحو منخفض أو وضيع أو ضعيف أو رخيص ألخ (الاسم) شئ منخفض, منطقه ضغط منخفضه, الأدنى أو الأول ناقل الحركه في السيارة بالسرعه الدنيا عند بدء التشغيل, خوار البقرة (فعل) تخور البقرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נמוך, חלש, תשוש, מדוכא, שפל, נחות, גס, זול, רדוד, מועט, רגיל, לא אוהד‬
n. - ‮דרגה נמוכה, שקע ברומטרי, שפל‬
adv. - ‮בעמדה נמוכה, בקול נמוך, בזול‬
v. intr. - ‮געתה (פרה)‬
n. - ‮געיית פרה, מו‬

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