Meaning

• Something that is low; a low point.

  "Economic growth has hit a new low."

• The minimum value attained by some quantity within a specified period.

  "Unemployment has reached a ten-year low."

• A depressed mood or situation.

  "He is in a low right now"

• An area of low pressure; a depression.

  "A deep low is centred over the British Isles."

• The lowest-speed gearing of a power-transmission system, especially of an automotive vehicle.

  "Shift out of low before the car gets to eight miles per hour."

• The lowest trump, usually the deuce; the lowest trump dealt or drawn.

• (slang) (usually accompanied by "the") a cheap, cost-efficient, or advantageous payment or expense.

  "He got the brand new Yankees jersey for the low."

Meaning

• To depress; to lower.

Meaning

• Situated close to, or even below, the ground or another normal reference plane; not high or lofty.

  "a low wall a low shelf"

• Of less than normal height; below the average or normal level from which elevation is measured.

  "a low bow"

• Not high in status, esteem or rank, dignity, or quality. (Compare vulgar.)

  "Now that was low even for you!"

• Humble, meek, not haughty.

• Disparaging; assigning little value or excellence.

  "She had a low opinion of cats. He took a low view of dogs."

• Being a nadir, a bottom.

  "the low point in her career"

• Depressed in mood, dejected, sad.

  "low spirits"

• Lacking health or vitality, strength or vivacity; feeble; weak.

  "a low pulse"

• Small, not high (in amount or quantity, value, force, energy, etc).

  "My credit union charges a low interest rate.   Jogging during a whiteout, with such low temperatures and low visibility, is dangerous.   The store sold bread at low prices, and milk at even lower prices.   The contractors gave a low estimate of the costs.   low cholesterol   a low voltage wire   a low number"

• Simple in complexity or development; (in several set phrases) favoring simplicity; (see e.g. low church, Low Tory).

  "low protozoan animals, low cryptogamic plants, and other low organisms"

• (in several set phrases) Being near the equator.

  "the low northern latitudes"

• (acoustics) Grave in pitch, due to being produced by relatively slow vibrations (wave oscillations); flat.

  "Generally, European men have lower voices than their Indian counterparts."

• Quiet; soft; not loud.

  "They spoke in low voices so I would not hear what they were saying."

• Made with a relatively large opening between the tongue and the palate; made with (part of) the tongue positioned low in the mouth, relative to the palate.

• Lesser in value than other cards, denominations, suits, etc.

  "a low card"

• Not rich or seasoned; offering the minimum of nutritional requirements; plain, simple.

• (of an automobile, gear, etc) Designed for a slow (or the slowest) speed.

  "low gear"

Meaning

• Close to the ground.

• Of a pitch, at a lower frequency.

• With a low voice or sound; not loudly; gently.

  "to speak low"

• Under the usual price; at a moderate price; cheaply.

  "He sold his wheat low."

• In a low mean condition; humbly; meanly.

• In a time approaching our own.

• In a path near the equator, so that the declination is small, or near the horizon, so that the altitude is small; said of the heavenly bodies with reference to the diurnal revolution.

  "The moon runs low, i.e. comparatively near the horizon when on or near the meridian."