low
273
1.0
- adverb
- /loʊ/
- I put her low in the water.
- low in the east
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Watch on YouTubeThey can't even hang down that low just Spearing their horses.
- They can't even hang down that low just Spearing their horses.
- Your cat gets down low, they start to stalk, they're hunting.
- I'm just going to sink down low in a big old chair.
- It's balsams and touch me knots Crouch so low to the ground.
- It's like like really low down on my face here.
Examples
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I want you to come in low over the L.A. River, then you pop up and surprise them.
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I've never flown so low through the city.
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But when you drop the pressure real low in water, what happens?
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But I gotta take it as low as possible first.
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Just lay low down there until it's safe to come out.
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They stayed low and headed out towards France.
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I saw that he'd pulled his hat low, his scarf tight around his face.
Fiction book (1996) -
A swift flight of ducks flew over so low I felt the whistling rush of their wings.
Fiction book (1999) -
Quickly they crossed, crouched low against the water, darting for the cover of the mist beyond.
Fiction book (1992) -
When the sun sets, the sky often appears low and dark.
Synonyms
17
4.1
Areas close to the ground or sea level that often flood
15
4.6
Short and wide, low to the ground
10
4.3
Happening near the ground or sea level
5
3.7
Happening close to the ground
1
3.4
Plants that grow close to the ground and are short
1
5.0
A room or building with a ceiling lower than usual
1
3.0
Slightly below the usual amount, level, or sound
1
4.7
Lower than usual and close to the ground
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Specialized
52
3.4
A loan or card that charges only a small extra amount for borrowing money
- Offensive
6
7.3
Someone who has little factual knowledge and follows simple slogans rather than facts
- Specialized
5
4.2
Using a low amount of electricity to reduce the risk of electric shock
3
3.2
A lower setting in a vehicle that gives more power and less speed for starting and climbing
- Specialized
2
4.9
A radio frequency between 30 and 300 kilohertz used for communication
- Specialized
2
7.6
An explosive that burns slowly and does not make a strong shock wave like black powder
- Specialized
1
6.5
A range of very low radio waves used for communication over long distances, for example by submarines
1
4.6
A low-lying region in western Europe near the North Sea made up of Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands
- Specialized
1
5.1
A small particle in the blood that carries cholesterol and increases heart disease risk when levels are high
- Specialized
1
6.8
Radio waves below 3 kilohertz that scientists and the military use for long-distance communication and measurement
- Specialized
1
6.5
Radioactive material from medical tests and hospital procedures that has low radiation and needs safe handling
- Specialized
1
5.5
A device that lets slow changes in signals pass and reduces fast changes
1
3.6
Exercise with gentle movements like swimming or cycling that does not put much stress on the joints
1
8.4
A group of German dialects spoken in northern Germany and parts of the Netherlands and Denmark
- Specialized
1
5.4
A blood particle that carries fat from the liver to body tissues and can become LDL cholesterol
- Specialized
1
7.8
A style of sculpture where shapes stand out a little from a flat background with no part fully separate
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Etymology
Low as an adverb uses the same root meaning 'not high', so to bend low or fly low means to be close to the ground. That's why the word shows position as well as height.