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lower(1)(dictionary)

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lower(2) (iou)



lower verb1. E16.
[from LOWER adjective.]
a. verb trans. Make lower, reduce the level of. E16.
D. Lardner The water escapes..until the level of C has been lowered to that of B.
b. verb trans. Cause or allow to descend, let down gradually (a drawbridge, a person or thing suspended from above, etc.); haul down (a sail, a flag) (also (Nautical) foll. by away). M17.
B. Pym Adam Prince lowered himself carefully on to the ground. K. Williams He lowered the blinds in his car. M. Atwood He..lowered the outboard motor into the water.
c. verb intrans. Nautical. Haul down a sail. Also foll. by away. M18.
d. verb trans. Cause (one's eyes) to look downwards, cause (one's head, eyelids, etc.) to droop, esp. as an expression of humility, modesty, evasion, etc. M19.
R. P. Jhabvala He had lowered his eyes as if afraid of embarrassing me.
e. verb trans. Drink (beer etc.); empty (a bottle or glass of beer etc.) by drinking. colloq. L19.
L. Grex He could lower a whole bottle of three-star brandy.
verb intrans. Descend, sink. Formerly also, cower, crouch. Freq. foll. by down. M16.
b. Slope downwards. E19.
verb trans. & intrans. Diminish, reduce, esp. in price. L17.
B. Spock It looks as though teething lowers resistance. Lancaster Guardian The committee decided to lower the entrance fee.
verb trans. Make lower in quality or degree; lessen the intensity of. Formerly also, reduce the strength of, dilute (a liquid, the air, etc.). M18.
I. Murdoch Bruno had lowered his voice to a confidential whisper. Which? The 'flash-freeze' button..lowers the temperatures in the freezer.
b. Music. Depress in pitch, flatten. L19.
c. Phonetics. Modify (a sound) by articulation with a lower tongue position. L19.
verb trans. Bring down in rank or estimation, degrade, dishonour, (esp. oneself). L18.
Lytton In Marriage a man lowers a woman to his own rank. R. K. Narayan We have a status..to keep. We can't lower ourselves unduly.
verb trans. Bring down to a lower position on a graduated scale. M19.
B. Stewart It is possible to lower the freezing-point by various means.
Phrases: lower one's sights: see SIGHT noun. lower the boom N. Amer. slang inflict a physical defeat on (a person), treat severely.
lowerable adjective L19.
lowerer noun L19.

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