lower

adj, verb, noun — 17 senses

lower

adj

UK /ˈləʊ.ə/ · US /ˈloʊ.ɚ/

Etymology From low + -er (comparative suffix).

1

Comparative comparative form of low: more low

2

Bottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.

3

Situated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.

  • Lower Manhattan
  • Lower Burgundy
4

Geography, Geology, Natural sciences Older.

Of strata or geological time periods

Antonyms
higher, upper
Derived terms
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lower

verb

Etymology From low + -er (comparative suffix).

12 senses
  1. 1To let descend by its own weight, as something…
  2. 2To pull down.
  3. 3To reduce the height of.
  4. 4To depress as to direction.
  5. 5To make less elevated.
  6. 6To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.
  7. 7To bring down; to humble.
  8. 8To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be…
  9. 9To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
  10. 10To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.
  11. 11To decrease in value, amount, etc.
  12. 12To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as…
1

To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down.

  • lower a bucket into a well
  • to lower a sail of a boat
2 more examples
  • 1833 (first publication), Alfred Tennyson, A Dream of Fair Women Lower'd softly with a threefold cord of love Down to a silent grave.
  • At level crossings where there are to be half-barriers, train-operated through track-circuiting, the barriers will be timed to lower fully about five seconds before the fastest train can reach the crossing.1960 September, “Talking of Trains: New level-crossing signs”, in Trains Illustrated, page 519:
2

To pull down.

  • to lower a flag
3

To reduce the height of.

  • lower a fence or wall
  • lower a chimney or turret
4

To depress as to direction.

  • lower the aim of a gun
5

To make less elevated.

  • to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes
6

To reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of.

  • lower the temperature
  • lower one's vitality
2 more examples
  • lower distilled liquors
  • Please lower your voices. This is a library.
7

To bring down; to humble.

  • lower one's pride
8

To humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.

  • I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes.
9

To reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.

  • lower the price of goods
  • lower the interest rate
10

To fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease.

  • The river lowered as rapidly as it rose.
11

To decrease in value, amount, etc.

12

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences To reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.

Synonyms
bring down, shorten, reduce, turn down, be humble, cut, die off, drop, fall, fall off, shrink, become, get smaller, get lower, lessen
Derived terms
lowerable, lowerator, lowerer, lower one's guard, lower one's sights, lower the bar, lower the boom, lower the tone, relower, unlowered

lower

noun

Etymology From low + -er (comparative suffix).

1

A bicycle suspension fork component.

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