low
adverb
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in a low position
adjective
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filled with melancholy and despondencygrimgloomybluedepresseddispiriteddowndowncastdownhearteddown in the mouthlow-spirited
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of the most contemptible kindmiserablescummyabjectlow-downscurvy
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literal meanings
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less than normal in degree or intensity or amount“low prices”
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used of sounds and voices“low in pitch or frequency”high
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very low in volume“a low murmur”low-toned
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subdued or brought low in condition or status“brought low”humiliatedbrokencrushedhumbled
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unrefined in character“low comedy”
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no longer sufficient“supplies are low”depleted
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low or inferior in station or qualitysmall
noun
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the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehiclefirst
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a low level or position or degree“the stock market fell to a new low”
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an air mass of lower pressuredepression
verb
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make a low noise, characteristic of bovinesmoo