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also lour

verb

1. To wrinkle one's brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: frown, glower, scowl. Idioms: look black. See express.
2. To stare fixedly and angrily: glare, glower, scowl. Idioms: look daggers at. See express, see/not see.
3. To be imminent: brew, hang over, impend, loom, menace, overhang, threaten. See near/far/distance.

noun

1. The act of wrinkling the brow, as in thought, puzzlement, or displeasure: black look, frown, glower, scowl. See express.
2. A fixed angry stare: glare, glower, scowl. See express, see/not see.

lower²

adjective

Below another in standing or importance: inferior, junior, lesser, low, minor, minor-league, petty, secondary, small, subaltern, subordinate, under. Informal smalltime. See over/under.

verb

1. To cause to descend: depress, drop, let down, take down. See rise/fall.
2. To decrease, as in length or amount, by or as if by severing or excising: chop¹, clip¹, crop, cut, cut back, cut down, lop¹, pare, prune, shear, slash, trim, truncate. See increase/decrease.
3. To become or make less in price or value: cheapen, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, mark down, reduce, write down. See increase/decrease, money.
4. To bring oneself down to a lower level of behavior: descend, sink, stoop. See rise/fall.

adj

Definition: under
Antonyms: over

adj

Definition: under, inferior
Antonyms: higher, important, superior

v

Definition: belittle, disgrace
Antonyms: compliment, laud, lift up, praise

v

Definition: let down; fall
Antonyms: elevate, increase, lift up, raise

v

Definition: reduce, minimize
Antonyms: elevate, heighten, increase, rise

IN BRIEF: v. - Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval; Make quieter.

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The recognition call of cattle.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - lavere
adv. - lavere, under-
v. tr. - sænke, hejse ned, sætte ned, nedsætte
v. intr. - blive lavere
n. - under-, underste

idioms:

• lower case    små bogstaver
• lower chamber    underhus, andetkammer
• lower class    underklassen
• lower house    underhus, andetkammer

2.
v. intr. - se truende ud, se mørk og truende ud
n. - panderynken, vredt blik

idioms:

• lower oneself    handle uværdigt
• lower the tone    sænke stemmen, dæmpe stemmen

3.
v. intr. - skule, se skummel ud, se truende ud
n. - panderynken, vredt blik

Nederlands (Dutch)
neerlaten, verlagen, verminderen, vernederen, dempen, er dreigend uitzien (wolken), frons (en), norse blik, sombere lucht (wolken), lager, beneden-

Français (French)
1.
adj. - inférieur, au bas de
adv. - inférieur
v. tr. - baisser, (Constr) abaisser, réduire, diminuer, abaisser, abolir (des barrières commerciales), (Naut) affaler, mettre (qch) à la mer, amener (un mât)
v. intr. - abaisser, amortir, étouffer
n. - couchette (inférieure), appareil dentaire (des maxillaires inférieures)

idioms:

• lower case    minuscule (une lettre)
• lower chamber    (GB, Pol) chambre des communes
• lower class    la classe ouvrière, les classes populaires
• lower house    (GB, Pol) Chambre des Communes
• lower oneself    s'abaisser
• lower the tone    baisser le ton

2.
v. intr. - regarder avec un air menaçant
n. - air renfrogné

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - unter-, tiefer, leiser, (Komp) unter..., Nieder...
adv. - (Komp) tiefer, leiser
v. - herunterlassen, einholen, senken, herabsetzen, verringern
n. - Zahnprothese (unten), Schlafwagenplatz (unten)

idioms:

• lower case    Kleinbuchstaben, klein
• lower chamber    Unterhaus
• lower class    Unterklasse
• lower house    Unterhaus

2.
v. - finster blicken, sich verfinstern, finster drohen
n. - finsterer Blick, Stirnrunzeln, finsteres Drohen

idioms:

• lower oneself    sich erniedrigen
• lower the tone    im Ton herabsetzen

3.
v. - finster blicken, sich verfinstern, ein finsteres Gesicht machen, sich türmen
n. - finsterer Blick

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - κατεβάζω, χαμηλώνω, υποστέλλω, ελαττώνω, ρίχνω
adj. - κατώτερος, χαμηλότερος
n. - κατσούφιασμα

idioms:

• lower case    (τυπογρ.) (κάσσα για) πεζά στοιχεία, μικρά όχι κεφαλαία γράμματα
• lower chamber    (Βρετ.) το Κοινοβούλιο, η Κάτω Βουλή
• lower class    κατώτερη κοινωνική τάξη, μπας κλας
• lower house    (Βρετ.) το Κοινοβούλιο, η Κάτω Βουλή
• lower oneself    κατεβαίνω (με σκοινί κ.λπ.)
• lower the tone    χαμηλώνω τον τόνο

Italiano (Italian)
abbassare, inferiore

idioms:

• lower case    minuscole
• lower chamber/house    camera dei deputati
• lower class    basso ceto
• lower oneself    abbassarsi
• lower the tone    abbassare il tono

Português (Portuguese)
v. - descer, abaixar, diminuir, rebaixar, humilhar
adj. - mais baixo, inferior
n. - olhar (m) sombrio e ameaçador

idioms:

• lower case    letra (f) minúscula
• lower chamber/house    câmara (f) dos deputados (Pol.)
• lower class    classe (f) baixa
• lower oneself    rebaixar-se
• lower the tone    diminuir o tom

Русский (Russian)
опускать, уменьшать, унижать, низший, нижний, ниже

idioms:

• lower case    строчные буквы, набирать строчными буквами, строчной
• lower chamber/house    нижняя палата парламента
• lower class    принадлежащий к низшему сословию, простонародный
• lower oneself    унижаться
• lower the tone    снижать тон, понизить голос

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - bajo, inferior, más bajo
adv. - bajo, inferior, más bajo
v. tr. - bajar, disminuir, rebajar, reducir, amortiguar
v. intr. - bajar, disminuir, reducirse
n. - bajo, inferior

idioms:

• lower case    en letra minúscula, caja baja
• lower chamber    cámara baja
• lower class    clase baja
• lower house    cámara baja

2.
v. intr. - mirar en forma amenazadora
n. - ceño, entrecejo

idioms:

• lower oneself    rebajarse
• lower the tone    bajar el tono

3.
v. intr. - bajar, inclinar
n. - bajo, inclinado

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sänka, sätta ned (äv. bildl.), göra lägre, dämpa (äv. bildl.), skruva ned, minska (på), sänka (hissa) ned, hala (ta) ned, (sjö.) fira (ner), sätta ut, släppa (dra) ner, fälla (ner), förklena, förödmjuka, (fam.) sätta i sig, svälja, sjunka, falla, gå ned, bli lägre, dä
adj. - lägre (etc.), undre, nedre, under-
n. - rynkad panna, bister uppsyn, ogillande, löständer

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
1. 变得阴沉, 皱眉头, 现出愁容, 较低, 下等, 低级, 下部

idioms:

• lower case    小写字型
• lower chamber    下院, 众议
• lower class    下层社会
• lower house    下议院, 众议院
• lower oneself    屈身坐进
• lower the tone    降低声调

2. 较低的, 下等的, 低级的, 下部的, 放下, 降下, 减低, 放低, 减弱, 降落, 降低

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
1.
v. intr. - 變得陰沈, 皺眉頭, 現出愁容
n. - 較低, 下等, 低級, 下部

idioms:

• lower case    小寫字型
• lower chamber    下院, 眾議
• lower class    下層社會
• lower house    下議院, 眾議院
• lower oneself    屈身坐進
• lower the tone    降低聲調

2.
adj. - 較低的, 下等的, 低級的, 下部的
v. tr. - 放下, 降下, 減低, 放低, 減弱
v. intr. - 降落, 減弱, 降低

한국어 (Korean)
1.
adj. - 보다 낮은, 하급의 , 저지의
adv. - 더 낮게 , 하급으로, 저지대로
v. tr. - 낮추다, 억누르다
v. intr. - 내려가다, 약해지다, 낮아지다
n. - 의치, 하층침대

2.
v. intr. - 못마땅한 얼굴을 하다, 험악해지다, 찌푸리다
n. - 찌푸린 얼굴, 험악함

idioms:

• lower oneself    품위를 떨어뜨리다, 몸을 굽히다

3.
v. intr. - 험악해지다
n. - 험악함

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 低くする, 下げる, 人格を落とす, 顔をしかめる, 怪しくなる
adj. - より低い, 下級の, 下部の, 劣等の, 下等の

idioms:

• lower case    小文字, ロアーケース
• lower chamber/house    下院
• lower class    下層階級, 下層社会
• lower one's sights    わかりやすくする
• lower oneself    身を落とす, 面目を失う
• lower the tone    音を低くする
• lower your voice    声を低くする

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينخفض, ينقص, يدلي, يسدل, ينزل, يخفض, يضعف, يذل (صفه) أدنى, أوطأ, الفرع الشعبي من هيئه تشريعيه ذات مجلسين, سفلي واقع تحت سطح الأرض, متعلق بتكون جيولوجي أو بحقبه جيولوجيه, أسبق, جنوبي (الاسم) الشخص الذي يقوم بالأعمال في أعلاه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮תחתון, יותר נמוך, בעל תכונות פשוטות יותר (צמח), יותר דרומי, עתיק יותר (רובד גיאולוגי או ארכיאולוגי)‬
adv. - ‮נמוך יותר, למעמד או למקום נמוכים יותר‬
v. tr. - ‮הוריד, הנמיך, הפחית, החליש‬
v. intr. - ‮ירד‬
n. - ‮מערכת שיניים תותבות תחתונות, מיטת-דרגש תחתונה‬
v. intr. - ‮זעף, קדר, רגז‬
n. - ‮מראה קודר ו/או מאיים‬
v. intr. - ‮הקדיר גבות‬
n. - ‮מבט זועף, מראה קודר‬

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