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Lower

Adjective

Definitions

1.Adjectivecomparative form of low: more low
2.AdjectiveBottom; more towards the bottom than the middle of an object.
3.AdjectiveSituated on lower ground, nearer a coast, or more southerly.
"Lower Manhattan; Lower Burgundy"
4.AdjectiveOlder.
5.Adverbcomparative form of low: more low
6.VerbTo 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"
7.VerbTo pull down
"to lower a flag"
8.VerbTo reduce the height of
"lower a fence or wall; lower a chimney or turret"
9.VerbTo depress as to direction
"lower the aim of a gun"
10.VerbTo make less elevated
"to lower one's ambition, aspirations, or hopes"
11.VerbTo reduce the degree, intensity, strength, etc., of
"lower the temperature; lower one's vitality; lower distilled liquors; Please lower your voices. This is a library."
12.VerbTo bring down; to humble
"lower one's pride"
13.VerbTo humble oneself; to do something one considers to be beneath one's dignity.
"I could never lower myself enough to buy second-hand clothes."
14.VerbTo reduce (something) in value, amount, etc.
"lower the price of goods; lower the interest rate"
15.VerbTo fall; to sink; to grow less; to diminish; to decrease
"The river lowered as rapidly as it rose."
16.VerbTo decrease in value, amount, etc.
17.VerbTo reduce operations to single machine instructions, as part of compilation of a program.
18.NounA bicycle suspension fork component.
19.VerbAlternative spelling of lour.
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