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lower (verb)

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  • lower — low‧er [ˈləʊə ǁ ˈloʊər] verb [transitive] to reduce something in amount, level etc: • Production has soared, allowing him to lower his prices. * * * lower UK US /ˈləʊər/ verb [T] ► to reduce the level, price, etc. of something: lower… …   Financial and business terms

  • lower — verb /ˈləʊə,ˈloʊɚ/ a) To let descend by its own weight, as something suspended; to let down; as, to lower a bucket into a well; to lower a sail of a boat; sometimes, to pull down; as, to lower a flag. Lowered softly with a threefold cord of love… …   Wiktionary

  • lower oneself — verb debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way I won t stoop to reading other people s mail • Syn: ↑condescend, ↑stoop • Hypernyms: ↑act, ↑move • Verb Frames …   Useful english dictionary

  • lower the boom — verb a) To use ones superior physical strength. Whenever he got his Irish up, Clancy lowered the boom. b) To suddenly overpower. When Jack came back late from lunch, the team leader really lowered the boom on him …   Wiktionary

  • lower — [[t]lo͟ʊə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ lowers, lowering, lowered 1) ADJ COMPAR: ADJ n, the ADJ, the ADJ of n You can use lower to refer to the bottom one of a pair of things. She bit her lower lip. ...the lower deck of the bus... The upper layer of felt should… …   English dictionary

  • lower — I. /ˈloʊə / (say lohuh) adjective 1. comparative of low1. 2. (often upper case) Geology denoting an earlier division of a period, system, or the like: the Lower Devonian. –verb (t) 3. to reduce in amount, price, degree, force, etc. 4. to make… …  

  • lower — 1 adjective 1 (only before noun) below something else, especially beneath something of the same type: Nina chewed her lower lip anxiously. | the lower limbs (=legs) 2 (only before noun) at or near the bottom of something: the lower slopes of the… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • lower — I. intransitive verb also lour Etymology: Middle English louren; akin to Middle High German lūren to lie in wait Date: 13th century 1. to look sullen ; frown 2. to be or become dark, gloomy, and threatening < an overcast sky lowered over the… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • lower — I UK [ˈləʊə(r)] / US [ˈloʊr] adjective ** 1) a) below another thing of the same kind the upper and lower lips b) fairly near the bottom of something the lower floors of the building 2) fairly low in status or importance the lower ranks of the… …   English dictionary

  • lower — low|er1 [ lour ] adjective ** 1. ) below another thing of the same kind: the upper and lower lips a ) fairly near the bottom of something: the lower floors of the building ─ opposite UPPER 2. ) fairly low in status or importance: the lower ranks… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • lower — lower1 adjective comparative of low1. 1》 less high in position, status, or amount.     ↘(often Lower) Geology & Archaeology denoting an older (and hence typically deeper) part of a stratigraphic or archaeological division: the Lower Cretaceous.… …   English new terms dictionary

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